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Lelinge, Balli – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2023
Purpose: This study determines which aspects of the intended object of learning (planned by teachers during the first phase of a learning study) is made discernible from a learners' perspective. In a learning study, the intended, enacted, and lived object of learning are considered. This study focuses on the learning material used by teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans, Planning
Jarvis, Stuart; Rainer, Paul; Ganesh, Siva – Education 3-13, 2023
The primary aim of this study was to identify levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS) proficiency in primary school children. A secondary aim was to establish if these FMS proficiency levels differentiated between children born in different quartiles of the school year. The results demonstrated overall levels of FMS proficiency were low in…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Age Differences, Physical Education, Elementary School Students
Berrigan, Félix; Beaudoin, Sylvie; Dubuc, Marie-Maude; Bernier, Pierre-Michel; Turcotte, Sylvain – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: The implementation of a quality daily physical activity program in school is influenced by a multitude of factors. Considering the characteristics and possible interactions of factors when choosing the study methods is likely to influence the interpretation of the results. Mixed methods approach, by collecting both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Health Education, Physical Education Teachers
Cheng, Hsiang-Chun; Chen, Jenn-Yeu; Tsai, Chia-Liang; Shen, Miau-Lin; Cherng, Rong-Ju – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) refers to a delay in motor development that does not have any known medical cause. Studies conducted in English speaking societies have found that children with DCD display a higher co-occurrence rate of learning difficulties (e.g., problems in reading and writing) than typically developing (TD) children.…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Learning Problems, Speech Communication, Reading Achievement
Callado, Carlos Velázquez – Qualitative Research in Education, 2012
Our research was oriented to test the effects of a structured program of cooperative learning in Physical Education classes with students in grades 5 and 6 of primary school, with and without previous experience with this methodology. In a second phase we sought to determine how students perceived the received classes for a time later. We analysed…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Cooperative Learning, Physical Education, Elementary Education

British Journal of Special Education, 2002
This article summarizes viewpoints expressed at a British special education conference on whether it matters if children acquire a standard pencil grip. Some participants felt children should be encouraged to use the standard tripod grip, while others believed children should be allowed to choose their own style of grip. (CR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries

Sovik, Nils; Maeland, Annlaug Flem – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1986
Nineteen children with motor problems were selected from a sample of 331 third-graders taking Gubbay's Test of Motor Proficiency and a battery of achievement tests. Teachers' ratings of clumsiness had low correlation with criteria of clumsiness derived from performance tests. Frequency of learning disabilities was high. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Parlow, S. E. – 1991
Unintentional movement "overflow" between the hands or "mirror movements" are common in young children, but are generally regarded as indicative of developmental delay in older children. This study was designed to investigate mirror movements in a sample of 23 very poor readers, ages 11-13, with learning disabilities, and in a…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Hamer, Ann – Psychological Test Bulletin, 1988
Use of the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test in Australia was studied by comparing it with existing research, scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), and other attainment tests. Subjects were 142 children aged 7-11 years. The suitability of the instrument in Australia is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Correlation

Haugen, Richard – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1981
Evaluation of 54 mentally retarded pupils, aged 10 to 13, in 1979 and comparison with six samples of mentally normal pupils collected during the last two decades confirm that prevalence of additional problems among mentally retarded pupils is greater as compared to mentally normal pupils with respect to nine variables. (NEC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Perception, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. School Book Branch. – 1983
This manual was developed as a service document for elementary school health teachers and was designed to be used in conjunction with the Alberta Elementary Health Curriculum Guide, 1983 edition. Classroom activities are described for grades one through six. These are correlated with affective, psychomotor, and cognitive objectives outlined in the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1991
This report puts forth the position of the Ministry of Education of Alberta, Canada, with respect to the physical development of the elementary school student as the basis for his or her cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development. The report describes normal physical development during the first 10 years of life in the domains of…
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Traill, R. D.; And Others – 1993
This report presents results of an evaluation of the SPORT IT! program, a 15-week fundamental motor skill development program for Australian elementary school students. The program is taught by classroom teachers and involves approximately five sessions on each of six skill units: locomotion, ball control, throwing, tracking and trapping, kicking,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students

Young, Robyn L.; Brewer, Neil; Pattison, Clare – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2003
Parents of 153 children with autism completed a questionnaire on early childhood behaviors of concern and age of onset. Parents identified the following concerns: gross motor difficulties; social awareness deficits; communication problems; and unusual preoccupations. There was a significant interval between parents first noticing abnormalities and…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Stages
Winter, Gillian; And Others – 1980
This publication reports on competitive sports played by 6 to 12 year old children in Australia. The information in this two-part report is directed toward teachers, coaches, and parents. Part I, "Modified Approaches to Junior Sport," provides discussion of aspects of physical, social, and emotional development associated with children…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Children, Competition
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