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Direct linkMaria Kasanen; Arto Laukkanen; Donna Niemistö; Jimi Kotkajuuri; Nanne-Mari Luukkainen; Arja Sääkslahti – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
This study was conducted to determine how total fundamental movement skill (FMS) score and, separately, locomotor skill (LMS), and object control skill scores in children 3-8 years old predicted their specific-intensity physical activity 3 years later. Overall, 441 Finnish children (51.7% female, baseline mean age of 5.6 years) participated in the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activity Level, Children, Predictor Variables
Yli-Piipari, Sami; Gråstén, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Salin, Kasper; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2022
One of the central goals of school physical education (PE) is to improve physical literacy in youth to nurture their ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life. The aim of this study was to examine the stability of the selected PE-centered physical literacy indicators on school students' objectively measured…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level
Soini, Anne; Gubbels, Jessica; Sääkslahti, Arja; Villberg, Jari; Kremers, Stef; Van Kann, Dave; Mehtälä, Anette; De Vries, Nanne; Poskiparta, Marita – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
The aim of the current study was to determine Finnish and Dutch three-year-old preschool children's physical activity (PA) levels and how levels vary across gender, location, time of day and social contexts in both countries. A modified version of the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Preschool (OSRAC-P) was used to…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children, Comparative Analysis
