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Enhancing Executive Function in Children and Adolescents through Motor Learning: A Systematic Review
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Madison J. Richter; Hassan Ali; Maarten A. Immink – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Enhancing executive function in children and adolescents can have significant positive impact on their current and future daily lives. Upregulation of executive function associated with motor skill acquisition suggests that motor learning scenarios provide valuable developmental opportunities to optimize executive function. The present systematic…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Children, Adolescents, Motor Development
The Path to Translating Focus of Attention Research into Canadian Physiotherapy, Part 3: Designing a Workshop through Consultation with Physiotherapists and Focus of Attention Researchers
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Julia Hussien; Lauren Gignac; Lauren Shearer; Diane M. Ste-Marie – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
Although researchers have consistently demonstrated the potential benefit of an external focus of attention for rehabilitation, research has shown that this finding has yet to be translated into Canadian physiotherapy. Further, specific barriers to external focus use have been reported by Canadian physiotherapists, and as a solution toward…
Descriptors: Attention, Physical Therapy, Foreign Countries, Rehabilitation
The Path to Translating Focus of Attention Research into Canadian Physiotherapy, Part 2: Physiotherapist Interviews Reveal Impacting Factors and Barriers to Focus of Attention Use
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Julia Hussien; Lauren Gignac; Lauren Shearer; Diane M. Ste-Marie – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
Although researchers have highlighted the benefits of adopting an external focus of attention for rehabilitation, studies have consistently revealed low external focus use by physiotherapists. Consequently, the purpose of this research was to explore factors influencing physiotherapists' focus of attention use and to gain insight into the…
Descriptors: Attention, Physical Therapy, Foreign Countries, Rehabilitation
Development and Evaluation of a New Observational Tool to Document the Use of Teaching Strategies in Physiotherapy
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Schoenmaker, Jorine; Houdijk, Han; Steenbergen, Bert; Reinders-Messelink, Heleen A.; Schoemaker, Marina M. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
Effectiveness of motor interventions depends not only on learning content but also on the used teaching strategies. However, little is known regarding the application of teaching strategies in clinical practice. This study aimed to develop and assess psychometric properties of a new Dutch observational instrument to document teaching strategies:…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Teaching Methods, Observation, Psychometrics
The Path to Translating Focus of Attention Research into Canadian Physiotherapy, Part 4: Sequentially Linking Assessment Outcomes into a Chain of Evidence Supporting the Workshop
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Julia Hussien; Liza Khodko; Cooper Macdonald; Diane Ste-Marie – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
In previous research, Canadian physiotherapists identified barriers to effective external focus promotion and recommended the delivery of a focus of attention workshop as a solution. Accordingly, the current research entailed the virtual delivery of such a workshop, consisting of asynchronous Website modules followed by a synchronous group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education
Autonomy-Supportive, External-Focus Instructions Optimize Children's Motor Learning in Physical Education
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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)