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Libertus, Klaus; Needham, Amy – Developmental Science, 2011
The developing infant learns about the physical and the social world by engaging with objects and with people. In the study reported here, we investigated the relationship between infants' interactions with the physical and the social world. Three-month-old infants were trained for 2 weeks and experienced either actively manipulating objects…
Descriptors: Infants, Preferences, Object Manipulation, Child Development
Saraiva, Linda; Rodrigues, Luis P.; Cordovil, Rita; Barreiros, Joao – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study was designed to examine the cultural sensitivity of the PDMS-2 for Portuguese preschool children aged 36-71 months. A total of 540 children (255 males and 285 females) from 15 public preschools of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, were assessed. Age and gender effects in motor performance were examined. Results indicated that PDMS-2 is valid…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Object Manipulation, Motor Development, Preschool Children
Wang, Joanne Hui-Tzu – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a creative movement program on gross motor skills of preschool children. Sixty children between the ages of 3 to 5 were drawn from the population of a preschool in Taichung, Taiwan. An experimental pretest-posttest control-group design was utilized. The children enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Object Manipulation, Play, Preschool Children

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