The relationship between the Test for Visual Analysis Skills (TVAS) and standardized visual-motor tests in children...

Two widely utilized tests for visual-motor integration are the Beery Test for Visual Motor Integration (VMI) and the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test (Bender). Another test that appears to demonstrate good potential for the measurement of visual-motor performance is the Test for Visual Analysis Skills (TVAS). This study examines the difference in performance on these tests between a pediatric population derived from available standardized data, a concurrent normal clinical population and a referred population of children with visual perception difficulties. The results indicate that all three tests clearly differentiate between the normal and perceptually impaired groups. In addition, the three tests correlate with each other at a statistically significant level.