Hangzhou College of Early Childhood Teachers' Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou 310012, China.
Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:6264254. doi: 10.1155/2017/6264254. Epub 2017 Dec 31.
Visual motor integration (VMI) is a vital ability in childhood development, which is associated with the performance of many functional skills. By using the Beery Developmental Test Package and Executive Function Tasks, the present study explored the VMI development and its factors (visual perception, motor coordination, and executive function) among 151 Chinese preschoolers from 4 to 6 years. Results indicated that the VMI skills of children increased quickly at 4 years and peaked at 5 years and decreased at around 5 to 6 years. Motor coordination and cognitive flexibility were related to the VMI development of children from 4 to 6 years. Visual perception was associated with the VMI development at early 4 years and inhibitory control was also associated with it among 4-year-old and the beginning of 5-year-old children. Working memory had no impact on the VMI. In conclusion, the development of VMI skills among children in preschool was not stable but changed dynamically in this study. Meanwhile the factors of the VMI worked in different age range for preschoolers. These findings may give some guidance to researchers or health professionals on improving children's VMI skills in their early childhood.
视动整合能力（VMI）是儿童发展的重要能力，与许多功能技能的表现相关。本研究使用比耶里发展测验包和执行功能任务，对 151 名 4 至 6 岁的中国学龄前儿童的 VMI 发展及其相关因素（视觉感知、运动协调和执行功能）进行了探讨。结果表明，儿童的 VMI 技能在 4 岁时迅速提高，在 5 岁时达到峰值，然后在 5 至 6 岁时下降。运动协调和认知灵活性与儿童 4 至 6 岁之间的 VMI 发展有关。视觉感知与 4 岁儿童的 VMI 发展有关，抑制控制与 4 岁和 5 岁初期儿童的 VMI 发展有关。工作记忆对 VMI 没有影响。总之，本研究中，学龄前儿童的 VMI 技能发展并不稳定，而是动态变化的。同时，VMI 的影响因素在不同年龄段对学龄前儿童发挥作用。这些发现可能为研究人员或健康专业人员在儿童早期提高他们的 VMI 技能方面提供一些指导。
