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The Effects of Hemsball on the Motor Proficiency of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Isik, Meltem; Zorba, Erdal – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: The effects of hemsball game skills development program on the motor proficiency level of children in the 12-16 age group with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities (ID) have been examined in this study. Method: A total of 50 (25 experimental group +25 control group) students, 23 of which had mild intellectual disabilities (ID)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
A Characterization of Movement Skills in Obese Children with and without Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Lam, Melanie Y.; Rubin, Daniela A.; Duran, Andrea T.; Chavoya, Frank A.; White, Elizabeth; Rose, Debra J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: The aim of this study was twofold: (a) to measure and compare motor proficiency in obese children with Prader-Willi syndrome (OB-PWS) to that in obese children without PWS (OB), and (b) to compare motor proficiency in OB-PWS and OB to normative data. Method: Motor proficiency was measured using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Children, Obesity, Statistical Analysis
Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency amongst Adolescent Youth
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O' Brien, Wesley; Belton, Sarahjane; Issartel, Johann – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Literature suggests that physical education programmes ought to provide intense instruction towards basic movement skills needed to enjoy a variety of physical activities. Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are basic observable patterns of behaviour present from childhood to adulthood (e.g. run, skip and kick). Recent evidence indicates…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adolescents, Youth, Physical Activities
The Effects of Dance Education on Motor Performance of Children
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Aldemir, Gulay Yasemin; Ramazanoglu, Nusret; Camliguney, Asiye Filiz; Kaya, Fatih – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
This research has been aimed to demonstrate the effects of dance education on preadolescent children. A total of 114 students (56 of whom in dance group/58 in control group) at preadolescent (aged 11 [plus or minus] 0.0 year) and adolescent (aged 14 [plus or minus] 0.0 year) stages participated in the research. Prior to dance classes a variety of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Dance Education, Performance Tests, Preadolescents
The Concepts of Performance-Oriented Instruction Used in Developing the Experimental Volunteer Army Training Program.
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Taylor, John E.; And Others – 1972
This report describes the planning and implementing of the Experimental Volunteer Army Training Program (EVATP) at Fort Ord early in 1971. This was the Army's first effort to effect major training innovations in the conversion toward an all-volunteer Army. By the fall of 1971, this program was being used as a model for implementing the EVATP at…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Enlisted Personnel, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation
Objective and Continuous Assessment of Student Performance in the Physics Laboratory.
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Ganiel, Uri; Hofstein, Avi – 1981
Results of a study conducted to develop and validate an instrument for objective and continuous assessment of student performance in the physics laboratory are reported. Two modes of teacher assessment of student performance were compared: (1) video-tape recording of two students performing experiments; and (2) an instrument for continuous,…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Performance Tests, Physics
PIVOT Research II. Final Report.
Frazier, Ross, Jr. – 1979
The intention of a research project was to determine the effectiveness of the Personalized, Individualized, Vocational Occupations Training (PIVOT) materials developed by the School District of Philadelphia in developing entry-level competency in secondary school vocational students. The subject areas selected for the study were industrial…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Course Evaluation