Deck 12: Motor Delays and Developmental Coordination Disorder

Question 1

The terms motor delays and developmental coordination disorder are synonymous.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Multiple terms could be used interchangeably to describe motor delays and DCD.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

DCD is a common problem for children with extremely low birth weight.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

DCD is typically very easy to discover in children.

Question 5

Both girls and boys have displayed motor delays or DCD, and both are about equal in representation.

Question 6

The criteria for diagnosis of DCD are clear, precise, and easily discernable.

Question 7

Children and youth with movement difficulties tend to participate less and be less successful in assigned motor activities.

Question 8

Immature patterns are typically the basis for identification of DCD.

Question 9

The skill-specific focus of the top-down approach is a more effective instructional approach compared to the bottom-up approach for working with a student who has severe motor delays.

Question 10

Instructional feedback should be provided to a student only when he or she exhibits appropriate motor skills.

Question 11

For a diagnosis of DCD, which of the following criteria is not accurate?

A) Motor performance that falls substantially below the expected level for age and intelligence.
B) Motor performance that interferes with academic success or activities for daily living.
C) Have a concomitant disability (e.g., cognitive delay).
D) Have no known general medical cause.

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of children ages 5 to 11 years old are identified with either motor delays or developmental coordination disorder?

A) Approximately 5 to 9%
B) Approximately 9 to 10%
C) Approximately 5 to 6%
D) Approximately 9 to 12%

Question 13

Why is age an important factor to consider for children with DCD?

A) A child's age can tell you about the type of motor delay or at what DCD stage the child is.
B) With age, motor skills typically follow developmental stages and therefore much more easily identifiable for possible diagnosis.
C) With age, you are able to differentiate between the levels of motor delays and DCD.
D) Some youth catch-up with their peers during adolescence, which means the chronological-age and developmental-age gap, may close by age 17.

Question 14

DCD tendencies vary from child to child. Which of the following tendencies is not accurate?

A) General unsteadiness and slight shaking.
B) Developmental age is developmentally aligned with chronological age
C) Muscle tone is consistently above normal
D) Inability to produce written symbols

Question 15

When attempting to identify or confirm that a motor delay exists or that the child may have DCD, how should physical educators assess and verify the diagnosis?

A) Across time and settings
B) Only during physical education class
C) Only during school and in the morning
D) Only in the classroom where the child spends most of his or her day

Question 16

The statement that "Children with DCD have a lower activity level than that of their peers without DCD and of a similar sociocultural background" is an example of which model?

A) Sensory-integration approach
B) General abilities approach
C) Developmental skill-learning gap
D) Activity deficit hypothesis

Question 17

Physical educators using the top-down approach to teaching specific skills will do all of the following except:

A) Identify the motor problems
B) Explain and demonstrate a specific motor skill
C) Apply interventions that are task-specific, knowledge-based, effort-centered, and cognitive-affective
D) Allow students to create their own activities using the learned motor skill

Question 18

Teaching children with DCD requires myriad and varied teaching considerations. However, two core needs are which of the following?

A) Knowledge-based interventions and specific motor skills
B) Positive perception of one's ability and complete motor assessment
C) Acquisition of motor skills and maintenance of self-esteem
D) Identification of specific motor problems and teaching accordingly

Question 19

Which of the following types of instructional environment is suitable for teaching children with DCD with respect to learning age appropriate motor skills emphasizing flexibility?

A) Practice environment
B) Instructional environment
C) Competitive environment
D) Educational environment

Question 20

Which teaching approach uses reflex activities; postural reactions and perceptual-motor activities (i.e., eye-hand, eye-foot coordination activities) and balancing activities?

A) Sensory-integration approach
B) General abilities approach
C) Bottom-up approach
D) Specific skill approach