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HAND SKILL [8 records]

Record 1 2007-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS) is a standardized, norm-referenced test used to assess the fine and gross motor development of children, birth to 83 months of age.

CONT

The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales and Activity Cards(PDMS) is an assessment evaluation test designed to assess early childhood motor development. Standardized on 617 children, this test provides both in-depth assessment of special needs and instructional plans for training/remediating gross and fine motor skills. Divided into a Gross Motor Scale and a Fine Motor Scale, the test evaluates grasping, hand use, eye-hand coordination, and finger dexterity. The instructional component is organized developmentally by skill area. The complete kit includes a manual, 15 response/scoring booklets, 282 activity cardsa set of two blacline masters and manipulatives, and a storage box.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • échelle de développement moteur de Peabody
    correct, feminine noun
CONT

Les examens de la fonction motrice comprennent : l'évaluation du mouvement de l'enfant; les échelles de développement moteur de Brunuinks-Oseretsky; l'échelle de développement moteur de Peabody.

CONT

Comparaison du développement psychomoteur d'enfants âgés entre 3 et 4 ans fréquentant ou non une garderie ayant un programme d'éducation psychomotrice. [...] deux groupes [d'enfants] ont été évalués à l'aide de l'Échelle de développement moteur Peabody (Folio & Fewell, 1983) lors du pré- et du post-test.

OBS

Test d'évaluation psychomotrice. On parle aussi souvent du test baptisé Échelle de vocabulaire en images Peabody - Révisé (EVIP-R), en anglais «Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised (PPVT-R)», conçu pour mesurer le vocabulaire compris par les enfants de 4 et 5 ans.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Welding and Soldering (Metals)
CONT

G. Cotter Enterprises, Inc. has made tremendous advancements toward a finely tuned microwelding process. Microwelding originated with the mold makers needs in mind. [Since it is an] ultra sensitive method of welding, this skill is now applied to medical parts, electronic components, sensitive finished machined surfaces, polished surfaces, and any surfaces that would not lend themselves to conventional welding. The science behind microwelding is due to the tighter control of the arc in close spaces. The less heat added to the part, the least amount of distortion will result. Minimal sink(sink marks on the material surface due to melting into the base metal) is maintained through this process. Ultimately, precision microwelds lead to less rework, which in turn assist in lower cost for machining. In fact, many microwelds can be finished by hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soudage (Métal)

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Upholstery
DEF

The business or work of an upholsterer.

CONT

While the early business of upholstering was a skilled, individual trade, today it is an important and useful craft with opportunities for many employees in factories and shops. Upholstering, in spite of the use of modern equipment and materials, is still a hand craft. Skill and training are needed to produce quality furniture as each piece must be specially fitted and adjusted to produce the best results.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
DEF

Opération qui consiste à rendre un meuble confortable et esthétique par la pose de bourre, et parfois par la fixation de sangles ou de ressorts, sur un bâti que l'on recouvre ensuite d'un tissu d'ameublement.

OBS

rembourrage : terme et définition recommandés par l'OLF.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

It assesses the speed and accuracy of hand and finger movements to identify skill at manual tasks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Docimologie

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

The Motor Performance Series(MLS) is a test battery developed by Schoppe on the basis of Fleishman's factor-analytical examination of fine motor skills. The MLS covers the following six fine motor skill factors : aiming(directness of movement towards a target) ;unsteadiness of the hands, tremor; precision of arm-hand movements; dexterity of hands and fingers; speed of arm and hand movements and writst-finger speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Do-it-yourself (Hobbies)
DEF

An occupation in which articles are fashioned totally or chiefly by hand especially with manual and often artistic skill usually as either a trade or a hobby.

DEF

Do-it-yourselfery: the activity of a do-it-yourselfer.

CONT

With construction costs climbing daily, and with a rejuvenated interest in handicrafts, more and more people are discovering the advantages of making home repairs and improvements. Others have always enjoyed working with tools and know the relaxation and satisfaction of building and repairing their own furniture or of tinkering with automobiles.

OBS

Do-it-yourselfer: a person who makes and repairs things at home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bricolage
DEF

Activité manuelle non professionnelle consistant en travaux de réparation, d'installation ou de fabrication effectués dans la maison.

CONT

Favorisé par l'accroissement du temps de loisir, le développement de la maison individuelle et des résidences secondaires, par le goût de "faire soi-même", ainsi que par la difficulté et le coût du recours aux professionnels, le bricolage est devenu une réalité économique offrant un marché dont l'expansion, en volume, est supérieure à 10% par an.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bricolaje
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Record 7 1992-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The inability to perform acts requiring manual skill with either hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

Voir définition de "ambilevous" dans le Dictionnaire anglais-français des sciences médicales et paramédicales, 1990, p. 35.

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
OBS

(apprentissage) amm 1971 trad. proposée centre de terminologie, Ottawa

Spanish

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