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The Influence of Attentional Focus Instructions and Vision on Jump Height Performance
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Abdollahipour, Reza; Psotta, Rudolf; Land, William M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Studies have suggested that the use of visual information may underlie the benefit associated with an external focus of attention. Recent studies exploring this connection have primarily relied on motor tasks that involve manipulation of an object (object projection). The present study examined whether vision influences the effect of…
Descriptors: Attention, Psychomotor Skills, Object Manipulation, Human Body
Relations of Preschoolers' Visual-Motor and Object Manipulation Skills with Executive Function and Social Behavior
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MacDonald, Megan; Lipscomb, Shannon; McClelland, Megan M.; Duncan, Rob; Becker, Derek; Anderson, Kim; Kile, Molly – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to examine specific linkages between early visual-motor integration skills and executive function, as well as between early object manipulation skills and social behaviors in the classroom during the preschool year. Method: Ninety-two children aged 3 to 5 years old (M[subscript age] = 4.31 years) were…
Descriptors: Correlation, Visual Perception, Psychomotor Skills, Executive Function
Effect of a Mastery Climate Motor Program on Object Control Skills and Perceived Physical Competence in Preschoolers
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Robinson, Leah E. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
Fundamental motor skills (e.g., run, jump, catch, and throw) are essential building blocks for more advanced and context-specific skills. Children with these motor skills are able to function independently while learning and exploring their environment. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) "Active Start"…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Psychomotor Skills, Object Manipulation, Skill Development
The End-State Comfort Effect in Young Children
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Adalbjornsson, Carola F.; Fischman, Mark G.; Rudisill, Mary E. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The end-state comfort effect has been observed in recent studies of grip selection in adults. The present study investigated whether young children also exhibit sensitivity to end-state comfort. The task was to pick up an overturned cup from a table, turn the cup right side up, and pour water into it. Two age groups (N = 20 per group) were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis
Effects of Dispositional Ability Conceptions, Manipulated Learning Environments, and Intrinsic Motivation on Persistence and Performance: An Interaction Approach
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Li, Weidong; Lee, Amelia M.; Solmon, Melinda – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The present study used an interaction approach to investigate how individuals' dispositions about ability as incremental or fixed (entity), manipulated learning environments, and intrinsic motivation affect persistence and performance on a challenging, novel motor skill. Seventy-two female college students who were assigned to either an…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Persistence, Questionnaires, Interaction
Feedback after Good Trials Enhances Learning
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Chiviacowsky, Suzete; Wulf, Gabriele – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
Recent studies (Chiviacowsky & Wulf, 2002, 2005) have shown that learners prefer to receive feedback after they believe they had a "good" rather than "poor" trial. The present study followed up on this finding and examined whether learning would benefit if individuals received feedback after good relative to poor trials. Participants practiced a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Handedness, Object Manipulation, Attitude Measures