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Fitting Handled Objects into Apertures by 17- to 36-Month-Old Children: The Dynamics of Spatial Coordination
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Jung, Wendy P.; Kahrs, Björn A.; Lockman, Jeffrey J. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Handled artifacts are ubiquitous in human technology, but how young children engage in spatially coordinated behaviors with these artifacts is not well understood. To address this issue, children (N = 30) from 17-36 months were studied with motion tracking technology as they fit the distal segment of a handled artifact into a slot. The handle was…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Spatial Ability, Child Development
Description of the Motor Development of 3-12 Month Old Infants with Down Syndrome: The Influence of the Postural Body Position
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Tudella, Eloisa; Pereira, Karina; Basso, Renata Pedrolongo; Savelsbergh, Geert J. P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to describe the rate of motor development in infants with Down syndrome in the age range of 3-12 months and identify the difficulties both in performance and acquiring motor skills in prone, supine, sitting and standing positions. Nineteen infants with Down syndrome and 25 healthy full term typical infants were…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Child Development, Down Syndrome, Infants
Motor Coordination Difficulties and Physical Fitness of Extremely-Low-Birthweight Children
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Burns, Yvonne R.; Danks, Marcella; O'Callaghan, Michael J.; Gray, Peter H.; Cooper, David; Poulsen, Leith; Watter, Pauline – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
Motor coordination difficulties and poor fitness exist in the extremely low birthweight (ELBW) population. This study investigated the relative impact of motor coordination on the fitness of ELBW children aged 11 to 13 years. One hundred and nine children were recruited to the study: 54 ELBW participants (mean age at assessment 12y 6mo; 31 male,…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Pregnancy, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
Transition from Rocking to Crawling: Postural Constraints on Infant Movement.
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Goldfield, Eugene C. – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Investigated postural constraints on movement of 15 6-month-old infants. Results suggested that each of the developing capabilities of orienting, reaching, and kicking assumed a specific function for locomotion at the stage of crawling. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Human Posture, Infant Behavior
Infants' Sensitivity to Optical Flow for Controlling Posture.
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Bertenthal, Bennett I.; Bai, Dina L. – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Results of a study of 68 infants of 5-14 months revealed that partial optical flow is generally sufficient for inducing postural compensations, but the amplitude and consistency of the response depend on the location of the flow in the optic array. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Human Posture, Infants, Motor Development
Research and Clinical Center for Child Development Annual Report, 1993-1994, No. 17.
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Wakai, Kunio, Ed.; Chen, Shing-jen, Ed. – 1995
This annual report discusses several topics related to the work of the Research and Clinical Center for Child Development. Six topics are covered in the report. The articles are: (1) "Development of Intentional Behavior in Early Infancy" (Hongtu Chen); (2) "An Investigation of the Differences of Social Space in the Playroom: Through…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
The Development of a Motor Curriculum for Preschool Children with Visual Impairments.
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Smith, Bruce; Hill, Everett W. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1990
Describes the development of the motor section of Peabody College's preschool orientation and mobility (O&M) project curriculum for children with visual impairments. Theoretical foundations and curriculum design, as well as specific applications of motor skills to the development of formal O&M skills are presented. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Human Posture, Motor Development