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Year :2014
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Category :Studies and Researches
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Issuer :Research in Disabilities Journal
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Language :English
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Language :Read Later
The aim of this study was to provide comprehensive research on gross motor skill performance in regard to age, gender, and level of visual impairment as defined by the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA). To examine these delays, we questioned whether there are differences in these three variables across the 12 fundamental motor skills assessed in the Test of Gross Motor Development Second edition (TGMD II) (Ulrich, 2000). Considering that minimal research findings have been published in regard to fundamental motor skills in children with visual impairments, some of our assumptions were based upon research findings in sighted children; we hypothesized significant differences between (1) older and younger children, (2) boys and girls, and (3) children with varying levels of visual impairment