Which statement about COMPS is true?

Which statement about COMPS is true?

• A. It is standardized
• B. It takes 60 minutes
• C. It is clinical observation
• D. It uses fixed scoring

Answer: (C)

COMPS is a clinical observation approach: the clinician watches how a child performs functional tasks and records aspects of performance in real time, focusing on how movement is carried out, the strategies used, effort, safety, and consistency. It does not rely on a fixed, standardized protocol with uniform prompts and predetermined numeric scoring, and the administration time isn’t tied to a specific 60-minute format. This observational, descriptive nature allows the clinician to capture the child’s motor performance in context rather than comparing to rigid norms or scores.

COMPS is a clinical observation approach: the clinician watches how a child performs functional tasks and records aspects of performance in real time, focusing on how movement is carried out, the strategies used, effort, safety, and consistency. It does not rely on a fixed, standardized protocol with uniform prompts and predetermined numeric scoring, and the administration time isn’t tied to a specific 60-minute format. This observational, descriptive nature allows the clinician to capture the child’s motor performance in context rather than comparing to rigid norms or scores.