Visual-Motor Maturity and Executive Functions in Schoolchildren

Authors

  • Ana Luisa Silva de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Vanessa Kaiser Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Thamy de Oliveira Azambuja Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Laura Uberti Mallmann Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Janice Luisa Lukrafka Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Caroline Tozzi Reppold Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272664201609

Abstract

Visual-motor maturity and executive functions are closely related in the child development process. This study aimed to investigate the relation between visual-motor abilities and executive functions in 83 healthy children between 7 and 10 years old. The tools used were the Bender Gestalt Visual-Motor Test - Gradual Scoring System (B-GSS), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM), and Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF). The correlation between the B-GSS and WCST scores was significantly negative (r = -.23, p < .033), while ROCF variables, such as Total Memory and Total Copy, had a moderate, significant correlation with total B-GSS score (r = -.55, p < .001; r = -.44, p < .001, respectively). The results empirically show the relation between executive functions and visual-motor maturity and are discussed in face of developmental neuropsychology.

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Published

2016-08-01

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Visual-Motor Maturity and Executive Functions in Schoolchildren . (2016). Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 26(64), 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272664201609