Prediction of school performance using the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP): a validity study.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP) to predict academic performance of Israeli preschoolers after a period of 5 to 7 years.

METHOD:
Thirty children who were classified according to the MAP as preschoolers at risk (n= 15) and not at risk (n= 15) for pre-academic problems were tracked after 5 to 7 years. Follow-up evaluations were done on motor, visual-motor integrative, and cognitive performance components; reading and handwriting academic performance areas; and a variety of measures taken to establish overall school functional status.

RESULTS:
Results indicate that children classified by the MAP as preschoolers at risk performed significantly worse 5 to 7 years later on visual-motor, cognitive, and reading and handwriting tests than those preschoolers classified not at risk and demonstrated reduced overall school functional status.

CONCLUSION:
The findings indicate that the MAP can predict academic performance even over a 5-year to 7-year interval. Furthermore, by linking academic performance data to performance components of children in different cultures, our investigation contributes to the overall understanding of children's functioning.

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Author information

Author/s: Parush, Shula (S); Winokur, Monica (M); Goldstand, Sarina (S); Miller, Lucy Jane (LJ);

Affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy, Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. msshulap(-atsign-)pluto.huji.ac.il

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association (Am J Occup Ther), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Sep-Oct; vol 56 (issue 5) : pp 547-55

Dates: Created 2002/09/24; Completed 2003/01/29; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12269509, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis; epidemiology; rehabilitation
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Israel
Male
Mass Screening

Motor Skills - physiology
Neuropsychological Tests - standards
Pilot Projects
Predictive Value of Tests
Probability
Reproducibility of Results
Sampling Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics, Nonparametric
Students

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