What are the two main areas assessed by the PDMS-2?

What are the two main areas assessed by the PDMS-2?

• A. Gross and Fine Motor Skills
• B. Language and Social Skills
• C. Cognitive and Language
• D. Sensory and Perception

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is how the PDMS-2 categorizes motor development. The two primary areas it measures are gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills cover large muscle movements such as rolling, sitting, standing, walking, jumping, and overall body control. Fine motor skills involve the small muscles of the hands and fingers, aiming tasks like grasping, manipulating objects, hand-eye coordination, and tasks such as drawing or inserting objects. The PDMS-2 is designed specifically to assess these motor domains across a child’s development from birth through around age six or seven, rather than language, social, cognitive, or sensory processing.

The main idea being tested is how the PDMS-2 categorizes motor development. The two primary areas it measures are gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills cover large muscle movements such as rolling, sitting, standing, walking, jumping, and overall body control. Fine motor skills involve the small muscles of the hands and fingers, aiming tasks like grasping, manipulating objects, hand-eye coordination, and tasks such as drawing or inserting objects. The PDMS-2 is designed specifically to assess these motor domains across a child’s development from birth through around age six or seven, rather than language, social, cognitive, or sensory processing.