Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
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Developmental Status
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Currently Version 9. The AMPS is constantly being updated and the number of validated daily living tasks expanded. The research is co ordinated by AMPS International - email: info@AMPSintl.com
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General Information
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The AMPS is an observational assessment of an individual's ability to perform chosen, familiar and life relevant activities of daily living. Typically the observer will see an individual perform two tasks. Each task will be scored for 16 motor and 20 process skills on a four point scale: 4 = competent, 3 = questionable, 2 = ineffective, 1 = markedly deficient.
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The AMPS was developed over 7 years from 1988 to 1995, and has continued to be refined, expanded and updated. It was originally proposed since existing measures of performance of daily living tasks had expressed outcomes in terms of independence or need for assistance. The AMPS was designed to be more sensitive to change and to infer general skill levels that would reflect an overall sense of a person's ability to live independently. The developers used multi faceted Rasch analysis (Linacre, 1993) to confirm that, amongst a number of familiar daily living tasks, the hierarchy of goal directed actions represented as motor and process skills were consistent across a range of physical and neurological conditions. The Rasch model allowed the development of criterion referenced hierarchical scales (giving scores for the logarithm of the odds, or logits) for the representation of motor and process skills.
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| Mode of Assessment |
Administered by trained evaluator
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| Age Group |
Children (2 to 11 Years)
Adults (16 Years and Over)
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Participants need to respond to verbal instructions to follow instructions and complete the task
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Informal Translation |
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| Conditions of Use and Contact Information |
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Copyright Provisions Apply
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Questionnaire/Scale
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| Domain Name / Number of Items |
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Motor Skills (16), Process Skills (20)
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The AMPS consists of 36 items, however these are applied to a minimum of two separate daily living tasks. To obtain a result, the administrator must answer 72 items during assessment (i.e. 36 items x 2 tasks)
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Each task requires appropriate equipment. The administrator requires AMPS software, manual, pen and paper and a computer
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Equipment will be required for each task performed. For example: kitchen tasks require kitchen and appropriate facilities and equipment. ADL tasks require clothes, shaving equipment, etc. Domestic tasks require vacuum cleaners, washing, shopping bags etc as per the chosen task.
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| Total Score |
No - total score is not calculated.
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| Sub-Score |
Yes - sub-score is calculated.
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| Sub-Score Range/Direction |
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Motor skills scored from minus three (worst) to plus 4 (best)
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Process skills scored from minus three (worst) to plus 4 (best)
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Reference 1
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Bray, K., Fisher, A.G. and Duran, L. (2001) The Validity of Adding New Tasks to the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills. American journal of occupational therapy, 55(4) p 409-415.
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This is the website for the AMPS project.
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