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Direct linkArman, Marziyeh; Barnett, Lisa M.; Bowe, Steven J.; Bahram, Abbas; Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Perceived Movement Skill Competence scales for Iranian children. In particular, the scales aligned with the second and third versions of the Test of Gross Motor Development and the active play skills. The total sample was 314 children aged 4-8 years (M[subscript age] = 6.1…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Psychomotor Skills, Cultural Differences
Download full textStone, 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
Johnstone, Avril; Hughes, Adrienne R.; Reilly, John J. – Scottish Educational Review, 2019
It is widely accepted that children in Scotland, as in other high-income countries, are not engaging in sufficient moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), the consequences of which can be adverse for health and wellbeing. In this paper, it is contended that active play (a form of gross motor or total body movement in which…
Descriptors: Play, Physical Activity Level, Movement Education, Skill Development
