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Olga Kouli; Nerantzoula Koufou; Nikolaos Vernadakis; Elissavet Papanikolaou; Antonios Dalakis – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2025
This study examined the effect of a 10-week structured physical education programme on fundamental motor skills enhancement in a preschool setting. Forty-four children, 27 boys and 17 girls, 3 to 5 years of age, were randomly assigned to the control group and the experimental group. Locomotor and object control skills were measured before and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Preschool Education
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Engin Karadag; Murat Aydogmus; Irfan Simsek; S. Koza Ciftci; Katerina Karkali; Efthymios Goumas; Igor Vaslav Vitale; Marta Kubiak; Lidia Esther Godoy Bellas – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising tool for enhancing motor skill training in children with special educational needs (SEN). This qualitative case study explored the perspectives and experiences of experts regarding the integration of VR technology into motor skill training for children with SEN. This study investigated VR's perceived…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
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Kapodistria, Loukia; Chatzopoulos, Dimitris – Research in Dance Education, 2022
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dance program on static and dynamic balance in young children (6.62 ± .65 years old). Forty-six children were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (24 children) who took part in a four-week dance program (three times a week, total 12 sessions, 45 min/session), or a control group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis – Research in Dance Education, 2004
The purpose of this article is to investigate the effect of an introductory traditional Greek dances programme on the motor proficiency development of pre-school-age children. The sample of this research consisted of 66 students (36 boys and 30 girls) attending public kindergarten in Argolida prefecture (Greece), aged 4-6 years (X = 59.79 plus or…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries