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Direct linkKara K. Palmer; David. F. Stodden; Bryan M. Terlizzi; Adam Pennell; Michael A. Nunu; Leah E. Robinson – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
There is a common assumption that changes in developmental movement patterns (process) leads to better skill outcome performance (product); however, limited longitudinal data evaluate this assumption. This study examined (a) the longitudinal relationship among process and product motor skill scores across early childhood (3.5-6 years) and (b) the…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Age Differences
Crozier, Mitchell; Wasenius, Niko S.; Denize, Kathryn M.; da Silva, Danilo F.; Nagpal, Taniya S.; Adamo, Kristi B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Physical literacy-focused afterschool activity programs (ASAPs) can be an effective strategy to improve children's health-related parameters. We sought to compare physical activity, body composition, aerobic capacity, and fundamental movement skills between physical literacy-focused ASAP and a standard recreational ASAP. Method: A…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Physical Activity Level
Download full textEcevit, Rabia Gamze; Sahin, Mehmet – Online Submission, 2021
This study aimed to examine the relationship between motor skills and social skills of preschool children regarding to age, gender, and body mass indexes. A total of 160 typically developing preschool children from the 5-6 age groups participated in the study. The families of the children gave consent forms to participate in the study. The Test of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Education, Interpersonal Competence, Gender Differences
G. C. Nobre; F. S. S. Nobre; N. C. Valentini – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Children living in poverty often are exposed to situations that negatively affect various aspects of their development. So, it is important to propose interventional programs that minimize the negative effects of living in poverty on these children. Objective: To verify the impact of a mastery climate cognitive-motor skills…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Students, Intervention, Psychomotor Skills
Kelly, Lisa; O'Connor, Siobhán; Harrison, Andrew J.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh J. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Irish school children have demonstrated poor proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) and consistent with international literature, females and overweight children tend to be less skilled than males and non-overweight children. Interventions that are suitable for children of all abilities and which provide long-term…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Length, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
Stone, Michelle R.; Webber, Natasha; Cawley, Jane; Houser, Natalie E.; Kirk, Sara F. L. – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
Purpose: To explore whether parental perceptions of risk and attitudes toward risk-taking during play are associated with preschoolers' physical activity (PA) and physical literacy (PL). Methods: Nova Scotia preschoolers (35 boys, 17 girls; mean age = 3.8 years, range = 3-5 years) and parents (n=52 pairs) provided data. Linear regressions assessed…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Risk, Play, Preschool Children
