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MLS

Author: G. Schuhfried
Motor Performance Series

Please note that this product can only be administrated if you have an online VTS Subscription or a local VTS version from 8.0.00 or higher.

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Field of Application+

NEURO
TRAFFIC
SPORT
HR
Detailed Description+

Assesses fine motor abilities through static and dynamic tasks for finger, hand and arm movement.
The MLS is a modular test based on Fleishman’s factor analysis of fine motor skills; it assesses six aspects of these skills. Good fine motor skills are needed in many occupations and sports. A nuanced assessment of the various skills is therefore important for suitability assessments in these fields (manufacturing & safety assessments) and for clinical neuropsychological investigations. This test battery yields a wide range of information: accuracy of movement, steadiness/tremor, precision of arm/hand movement, manual dexterity and finger dexterity, speed of arm and hand movements and wrist/finger speed.

Test forms+

S1: Standard form according to Schoppe & Hamster
S2: Short form according to Sturm & Büssing

Task+

Administration of the MLS requires the MLS Work Panel.
The respondent performs a number of different tasks using the work panel. The tasks may be performed with one or both hands.

Dimensions+

Sensomotor functions

Languages+

Dutch

English (USA)

French

Italian

Portuguese

Spanish

German

Polish

Romanian

Russian

Serbian

Czech

Duration+

approx. 15–20 minutes for the short form if all subtests are presented.

Age+

Norms for ages 14+.

Test administration+

Controlled Mode


Scoring+

The ability is assessed separately for the right and left hand for one-handed and two-handed performance. The following variables are scored:

  • Aiming: Measure of eye-hand coordination and the precision of arm-hand movements.
  • Steadiness: Measures a person’s ability to adopt a particular arm/hand position and maintain it with as little change as possible for a relatively long period of time.
  • Line tracing: Precision of arm-hand movements – measure of precise fine motor skills and the precision of information processing.
  • Tapping: Wrist-finger speed – measure of the speed of untargeted movements.
  • Inserting long pins and inserting short pins: Speed of arm-hand movements – measure of eye-hand coordination and the speed of targeted movements.
Products specifications
LanguagesCzech, Dutch, English (USA), French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish
Test informationwide norm spectrum <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="In tests with a wide norm spectrum the norms cover a wide age range (wider than ages 16-84), or multiple norm samples (at least two) are available."></i>, modular <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A test is described as modular if the user can decide which scales or subtests are to be presented. "></i>, language-free item material <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A test that uses language-free item material is one that can be worked by a respondent with no linguistic knowledge, provided that the instructions have been understood (for example with support from the test administrator)."></i>, additional device required <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A SCHUHFRIED peripheral device (e.g. a Response Panel) is needed for proper administration of the test."></i>, high level of test security <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="A test has a high level of test security if steps have been taken to prevent disclosure of the answers or answer scheme. Examples of such steps include prevention of unsupervised online testing, the provision of parallel test forms and the use of objective personality tests and adaptive tests."></i>
DimensionsSensomotor functions
Test typeSpecial Ability Tests