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The Purdue Pegboard is a standardized test that measures finger and hand dexterity [4].
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The Purdue Pegboard was developed by Joseph Tiffin, Ph.D., in 1948. The test has been used most extensively in personnel selection for jobs that require fine and gross motor dexterity. The test measures the gross motor dexterity of hands, fingers and arms, as well as the fine motor dexterity of fingertips. In addition to being employed in personnel selection, the Purdue Pegboard test has also been used in neuropsychological assessments as it has been found to be sensitive to the presence of brain damage.
The Purdue Pegboard is a board featuring two columns of 25 holes each. At the top of the board are four cups. The pins (pegs) are kept in the outer left and right cups and the collars and washers are kept in the middle cups (see Fig. 1). There are four subtests of the Purdue Pegboard. In the first three subtests, the participant has 30 s to place as many pins as possible in...
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McLellan, T. (2011). Purdue Pegboard Dexterity Test. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_2322
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