Abstract

As a preliminary study establishing suitable VMI-3R developmental test norm to Korean children, the purpose of this study was to investigate sex and age variable to the Korean children's visual-motor integration ability development and compare with the Beery's revised VMI(3rd edition) norm which was established in the United States. The subjects of this study were 320 normal children with 3-9 years-old age(male 171, female 149) and living in Seoul and Kyung-Gi Do. This study used the Beery's VMI-3R as a test instrument. As a result, at each age group except five and nine years-old age group, female subjects gained higher score than male subject, but statistically it ,did not show significant difference. In the difference between each age group, it showed difference between four and five group and five and six groups. In addition, in order to compare the visual-motor integration ability's developmental difference Korean and American children, this result showed that all Korean children ale between three to nine were superior to American children. This study was discussed about the effects of Korean children's educational environment on visual-motor integration ability and the necessity of the VMI-3R developmental norm for Korean children.