With a normative sample that includes data collected in Australia and New Zealand, the Movement ABC-3 provides an objective measurement of gross and fine motor coordination difficulties in children and young adults aged 3-25 years.
Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Third Edition
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Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Third Edition

Movement ABC-3

Sheila E. Henderson,Anna Barnett
With a normative sample that includes data collected in Australia and New Zealand, the Movement ABC-3 provides an objective measurement of gross and fine motor coordination difficulties in children and young adults aged 3-25 years.
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Scores/Interpretation:
Task-level scaled scores, domain-level t-scores. Total Motor Score, percentile ranks
Publication date:
2023
Administration:
Individual; paper and pencil or digital via Q-global
Age range:
3 to 25 years
Qualification level:
B
Norms:
The Movement ABC-3 norms are based on all-new sample of over 1000 children and young adults who were tested between August 2021 and February 2023 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Scoring options:
Hand scoring or digital scoring via Q-global
Report Options:
Score summary report
 

Unbox the Movement ABC-3 Kit

What's in the kit? See the new kit contents, additions, and updates of the Movement ABC-3. 

Watch unboxing

Ages 3:0–16:11 across 3 age bands
  • 3:0–6:11
  • 7:0–10:11
  • 11:0–16:11
Ages 3:0–25:11 across 3 age bands
  • 3:0–6:11
  • 7:0–11:11
  • 12:0–25:11
8 tasks per age band
  • 3 Manual Dexterity
  • 2 Aiming & Catching
  • 3 Balance
10 tasks per age band
  • 4 Manual Dexterity
  • 3 Aiming & Catching
  • 3 Balance & Locomotion
UK norms
Normative data co-collected between UK, Australia, and New Zealand
Paper-and-pencil only
  • Test: Paper-and-pencil
  • Checklist: Paper or digital
  • Scoring via Q-global
For ages 5–12
  • Separate checklists by age band
  • Self-report option for Age Band 3
  • New and revised items
  • Improved manipulatives

The following resources are available for Movement ABC-3:

Sample Reports

 

The tennis ball, bean bag, pegboard and pegs, yellow threading beads, lacing board, triangle test, blue coin bank and coins have all been carried over from the previous edition.

New manipulatives include a larger ball, updated balance board and mats, new target, line walking mats and additional threading beads for older age bands.

Some items are the same, but most are new. It is not recommended to upgrade. Shared items may be kept as spare parts.

These are dividers for your kit and a storage bag for the mats. They are not required and can be discarded if unused.

For Q-global users, a link to the videos is available in a PDF document in the Q-global resource library. Test users who don’t have access to Q-global should contact customer support to request a copy of the PDF.

Yes. Contact your distributor or check online for spare parts.

Norms were only available where sample sizes supported reliable scoring. Primary respondents:

  • Age Band 1: Parents
  • Age Band 2: Parents
  • Age Band 3: Self-reports
 

The following webinars are available for Movement ABC-3

 

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