Construct validity of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence

How actual motor competence and perceived motor competence influence motor‐skill engagement of a novel cycling task

“…It has been suggested that during early childhood, children have inflated levels of perceived motor competence . The current results support children having inflated levels of perceived motor competence as their average perceived motor competence score was 28.1 ± 3.9 (Table ), which was much closer (top 25% range) to the maximum score of 32 than the minimum score of 8, indicating that children perceive themselves to be very good at most of the skills assessed. Moreover, the results also support children having inflated levels of perceived motor competence relative to their actual motor competence as there were no correlations between their perceptions of ability and actual motor ability, including when actual motor competence was split by subcomponents (fine motor skills, object control, and stability) (Table ).…”

“…Perceived motor competence was assessed using the validated and reliable Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence. 30 Perceived competence at each skill (run, jump, leap, hop and kick, riding a bike, riding a scooter, and skating) was scored from 1 to 4 with a minimum score achievable of 8 and a maximum score of 32. The participant was first asked to compare themselves to one of two pictures of a child performing the skill, either "well" or "not well."…”

A comparison of parent report and actual motor competence in young children

“…However, we were limited in terms of statistical power to explore how parent report might differ according to the sex of the child. This might be a direction for future research given sex differences in children's FMS (Barnett et al ., ).…”

Measuring movement skill perceptions in preschool children: A face validity and reliability study

“…Recently, Barnett and colleagues developed a pictorial tool (pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence; PMSC) to assess young children's perceptions of 12 FMS (Barnett, Ridgers, Zask & Salmon, ). An additional six active play skills were also developed and included to cover a broad range of play skills that do not tend to form a part of FMS assessment batteries (Barnett et al ., ). The reliability and face validity of the 12 FMS items have been determined in five‐ to seven‐year‐old children (Barnett et al ., ) and the construct validity has been established for all 18 items (i.e.…”

“…The reliability and face validity of the 12 FMS items have been determined in five‐ to seven‐year‐old children (Barnett et al ., ) and the construct validity has been established for all 18 items (i.e. 12 FMS, six active play) in four‐ to five‐year‐old children (Barnett et al ., ). However, no research, to date, has examined whether this tool is reliable and valid (in terms of face validity) for all 18 items in preschool children.…”