목적 : 상자와 나무토막 검사는 손의 기능, 즉 조작능력을 평가하는 방법으로 보다 객관적이고 일상생활에서 많이 쓰는 손의 기능을 검사할 수 있는 가장 기본적이고 간단한 검사방법이다. 따라서 본 연구는 서울의 초등학생을 대상으로 일반적인 특성(성, 연령, 우세한 손)과 신체적인 특성(앉은키, 몸무게)에 따른 상자와 나무토막 검사의 정상아동 표준치를 제시하여서, 아동 치료에 기초가 되는 자료를 제공하고자 하였다.연구방법 : 연구 대상자는 서울에 위치한 한 초등학교에 다니는 남학생 85명(45.2%), 여학생 103명(54.8%)으로 전체 188명이였다. 자료는 8세에서 13세까지 6집단으로 나누고, 평균, 표준편차, 백분위 점수로 나타내었다.결과 : 상자와 나무토막 검사에서 평균값은 성별, 연령, 우세손에 따라 계산되었다(남자: 80.15, 여자: 75.68). 성별에 따라 점수를 비교했을 때, 남자 학생들의 점수가 왼손, 오른손 손 검사에서 모두 높은 점수를 얻었다(p<0.05).결론 : 본

Objectives : This study evaluated norms for fine motor dexterity skills on kindergarten and elementary school children. Method : Participants were recruited from five kindergartens and two elementary schools in Seosan area. The sample consisted of 160 healthy students ranging in age from five to eight years. The Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT) was utilized to investigate fine motor dexterity. Results : The GPT showed statistically significant differences in hand dominance based on the findings that the scores of nondominant hands were substantially lower than those of dominant hands (p<0.05). The GPT showed significant age group differences in which 8 year old group demonstrated substantially higher scores than those of all other younger age groups (p<0.05). The results indicated a positive relationship between age and GPT scores. Conclusion : The results of this study support the results of previous studies that compared hand function between healthy children and abnormal children. These data will provide standard value of GPT for occupational therapists.

Dexterity is defined in the present study as interdigital manipulative skill or the fine manipulative movements of objects held between the thumb and fingers. The Grooved pegboard test has been used to evaluate dexterity requring visual-motor coordination. The purpose of this study was to standardize the completion time of the Grooved pegboard test in different age groups and gender. Normative values for the Grooved Pegboard Test was developed on the sample of 282 healthy volunteers (89 men and 183 women). Subjects were stratified according to gender and dominant hand and were subdivided into six groups by blocking. The results of this study were as follows: 1) There was a significant difference in completion time between dominant and nondominant hand in both men and women groups (p<.05). 2) There were significant differences in completion time between men and women group (p<.05) 3) There were significant differences in completion time among age groups (p<.05).

This study was designed to get normative data of normal subjects by MFT(Manua1 Func-tion Test). The subjects were 95 normal adults. The results are as follows: 1. Mean scores of left and right MFS(Manua1 Function Score) were respectively 97.43 and 98.13. 2. MFS was higher on right upper extremity function than on left upper extremity function. 3. MFS was not significantly different between male and female. 4. Both left and right MFS (Manual Function Score) was significantly negative correlation with age.