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Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities

The Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities (WRAVMA; Adams & Sheslow, 1995) norm-referenced instrument to measure visual-motor skills. It consists of three subtests: Visual-Motor, Visual-Spatial, and Fine-Motor, that can be given to students ages 3 to 17 years in 15 to 30 minutes.

Available from WPS

Overview

The Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities (WRAVMA; Adams & Sheslow, 1995) is an individually-administered, norm-referenced instrument that consists of three subtests: Visual-Motor, Visual-Spatial, and Fine-Motor, that can be given to students ages 3 to 17 years in 15 to 30 minutes. The Visual-Motor (Drawing) test presents designs to be copied by the student. The Visual-Spatial (Matching) test is a matching test that asks the student to select the option that “goes best” with the given figure. The Fine-Motor (Peg Board) test requires the student to insert as many pegs as possible into a pegboard in 90 seconds. By giving all three subtests, it is possible to determine if visual motor difficulties are the result of problems with spatial skills, motor skills, or an integration of the two.

Summary

Age: 3 - 17 years

Time to Administer: 4-10 minutes for each of three subtests

Method of Administration: Individually-administered, norm-referenced tool to measure visual-motor skills
Yields standard scores, percentile ranks, age equivalents

Subscales: Overall Composite Score: Visual-Motor Integration
Subtest Scores: Visual-Motor, Visual-Spatial, Fine-Motor

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