Plate Tapping: Age Trend

Plate Tapping times improve steadily from age 9 to 17; boys start slower but overtake girls around age 12 and continue improving, while girls plateau from age 15.

Data source: Tomkinson et al. 2018 (Eurofit) (2018) · n=148.1K About this study

Plate Tapping Neurological Trend

Plate Tapping by Age (s)

Plate Tapping Median Values

Age Male (s) Female (s)
9 16.96 15.83
10 15.61 14.9
11 14.46 14.01
12 13.57 13.5
13 12.68 12.88
14 11.86 12.18
15 11.14 11.91
16 10.74 11.73
17 10.56 11.71

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Eurofit Battery

This metric is part of the Eurofit, a standardised 9-test battery for children and adolescents aged 6-18.