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Philip E. Kearney; Niamh Curran; Frank J. Nugent – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Manipulation checks are an essential component of quality experimental design in motor learning. Guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses framework, this methodological systematic review examined the utilization of manipulation checks in focus of attention research. Seventy-eight protocols from four…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Span, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills
Jacqueline M. Nowicki; Sarah Kaczmarek; A. Nicole Clowers – US Government Accountability Office, 2024
The early elementary school years are widely understood to be critical to a child developing a strong foundation for future academic success. Children arrive at kindergarten from diverse settings and experiences, and not all of them are "kindergarten ready." Kindergarten readiness refers to the skills and abilities needed to succeed in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Young Children, School Readiness
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Terband, H.; Maassen, B.; van Lieshout, P.; Nijland, L. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate the consistency and composition of functional synergies for speech movements in children with developmental speech disorders. Kinematic data were collected on the reiterated productions of syllables spa(/spa[image omitted]/) and paas(/pa[image omitted]s/) by 10 6- to 9-year-olds with developmental speech…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Children, Motor Development, Investigations
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Dail, Teresa – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2011
One way to help physical education preservice students to think critically about the learning of physical skills is to provide hands-on experiences in which performance and learning can be seen and measured. Developing knowledge of these processes, however, requires creative and carefully planned exercises that can illustrate principles in a…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Physical Education, Preservice Teachers, Psychomotor Skills