What can motor quotients in the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-2) help estimate?

Motor quotients in the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-2) are designed to assess a child's overall motor abilities by providing a composite score derived from various subtests that evaluate both gross and fine motor skills. These quotients take into account the child's performance across different motor tasks, allowing for an analysis that reflects their general level of motor function relative to normative data for their age group. Therefore, when interpreting the results of the PDMS-2, motor quotients serve as an effective tool to estimate overall motor abilities, indicating how a child's development compares to typically developing peers in a holistic manner.