Grooved Pegboard Dexterity Test

The Grooved Pegboard Dexterity Test manipulative dexterity assessment contains twenty-five holes with randomly positioned slots and pegs which have a key along one side. Pegs must be rotated to match the hole before they can be inserted.

The Grooved Pegboard Dexterity Test is a physical psychometric assessment designed to evaluate an individual’s fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and speed and accuracy. The test utilizes a pegboard containing 25 holes with randomly positioned slots, requiring participants to twist and rotate keyed pegs to match the hole alignments before inserting them. By testing both sides of the body, it helps evaluate a person’s physical manipulation limits and check for discrepancies between left- and right-handed dexterity.

This procedure measures performance speed in a fine motor task by examining both sides of the body, inferences may be drawn regarding possible lateral brain damage.

The test requires more complete visual motor coordination than most of our pegboards and has been used in several neuropsychological test batteries, in student labs, and as a screening technique in industrial environment.

What It’s Best Used For

• Pre-Employment Screening: Vetting incoming external job applicants early in your recruitment pipeline for high-initiative positions requiring precision hardware handling.
• Targeting Industrial & Mechanical Roles: Evaluating specialized physical coordination for candidates tracking into manufacturing, assembly line, laboratory, or technical floor jobs.
• Onboarding Optimization: Pinpointing a new hire’s baseline speed, accuracy, and ambidextrous capabilities to structure targeted hands-on workplace skills training programs.
• Internal Promotion Reviews: Auditing existing employees to make data-backed choices for structural transfers or advancement into safety-critical, precision-heavy technical roles.

The Grooved Pegboard Dexterity Test is equipped with pegs, and examiner’s manual with norms.

See the Purdue Pegboard Dexterity Test as well