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Direct linkMa, Jiani; Duncan, Michael J.; Chen, Si-Tong; Eyre, Emma L. J.; Cai, Yujun – European Physical Education Review, 2022
The present study aimed to examine cross-cultural differences in fundamental movement skills (FMS) proficiency levels in children aged 9-10 years old in England and China, using a process-oriented FMS measurement. Four FMS (run, jump, throw, catch) were measured using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2). The sample consisted of 272…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Psychomotor Skills, Foreign Countries
Hill, Phillip J.; McNarry, Melitta A.; Lester, Leanne; Foweather, Lawrence; Boddy, Lynne M.; Fairclough, Stuart J.; Mackintosh, Kelly A. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
This study aimed to assess whether sex moderates the association of fundamental movement skills and health and behavioral outcomes. In 170 children (10.6 ± 0.3 years; 98 girls), path analysis was used to assess the associations of fundamental movement skills (Get Skilled, Get Active) with perceived sports competence (Children and Youth--Physical…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Exercise
Pratt, Nicole A.; Duncan, Michael J.; Morris, Martyn G.; Oxford, Samuel W. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
There is a dearth of research in aquatic motor competency, a key requirement for primary physical education in order to become physically literate. This study proposes a new assessment protocol for aquatic motor competence and sets out to examine the validity of the Aquatic Movement Protocol (AMP) in children between 7 and 9 years of age. Testing…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Education, Measures (Individuals)
Thomas Simpson; Mitchell Finlay; Victoria Simpson; Ayoub Asadi; Paul Ellison; Evelyn Carnegie; David Marchant – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
An external focus of attention and autonomy support are identified as key factors to optimize motor learning; however, research in children is limited. Moreover, research has failed to examine these factors in ecologically valid motor learning settings, like physical education. Therefore, the present study examined the effects of external focus of…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods, Physical Education, Retention (Psychology)
Hutton, Eve; Soan, Sue – Education 3-13, 2017
This article describes an evaluation of universal resources designed to support motor development in Reception and Year 1 children. Four schools (Year R-Year 6) in the South East of England, three with high numbers of disadvantaged children participated. Senior leadership influenced take up of the initiative. Health and well-being practitioners…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development
Brown, Carol G. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2010
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Primary Movement programme on the fine motor skills of children in an early years setting in an area of high social disadvantage. Primary Movement is a programme which can be used as an early intervention technique to help children inhibit persistent primary reflexes that have been shown to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Child Development, Motor Development, Cognitive Development
