A study of motor skill in the free hand duplication of geometrical figures

Abstract

Performance of 90 boys and girls in 4th and 5th grades on duplication of 12 simple geometrical figures showed low positive correlation with mental ability (measured by Otis Classification Test), superiority of 5th over 4th grade children, and a slight superiority of girls over boys. (No date are given comparing intelligence scores of boys with girls in this group.) Bibliography of 18 titles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)