Instrument Development
Development and Use of an Observation Tool for Active Video Gaming and Movement (OTAGM) to Measure Children’s Movement Skill Components During Active Video Game Play
Rosa, R.L., Ridgers, N.D. & Barnett, L.M. in Perceptual and Motor Skills 117:3 (2013) 935-949doi: 10.2466/03.25.PMS.117x28z4
Link to abstract amsciepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/03.25.PMS.117x28z4
Objective: There is a growing interest in usefulness of active video games (AVG) for improving movement skills for children with CP. The Observation Tool of Active Gaming and Movement (OTAGM) is an observational tool for movement skills during AVG play. It aims to “capture and quantify specific skill components of children’s movement skills” during free play of AVG. The OTAGM was developed from the Test of Gross Motor Development-2ed (TGMD-2) with a subset of items that mesh with Nintendo Wii game offerings: strike, throw and roll. Specific components of movement skills are coded as well as task engagement, coded as ON/OFF; and body movement, further categorized as stationary-no movement, stationary-some movement, arm movement, leg movement, whole body movement.
This article reports on development, pilot testing and within-rater reliability of the measurement tool.
Process: 18 typically developing children 5 – 8 y/o played Nintendo one hour a week for six weeks. During play, 55-10 minute observations were coded. One child was videotaped for rating after a ten day interval.
Results: The tool needs to have further clarification between categories. Within-rater reliability was at least 83% across all categories. The usefulness of this tool will grow as it is tested in differently-abled populations and as it is able to report typical changes in the motor skills of children with CP.