Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| European Physical Education… | 1 |
Author
| Cantell, Marja | 1 |
| DiRocco, Patrick J. | 1 |
| Huovinen, Tommi | 1 |
| Keller, Mimi | 1 |
| Kooistra, Libbe | 1 |
| Larkin, Dawne | 1 |
| Mannisto, Juha-Pekka | 1 |
| Paciorek, Michael J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Finland | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Peabody Developmental Motor… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Keller, Mimi – 1983
An adaptive physical education program was implemented for two special classes of educable mentally retarded children, grades K-3 in California. Children from a regular kindergarten class also participated in the program. The program operated for 5 months, with children receiving motor skills training 40 minutes per day, 4 days per week. Analysis…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Mild Mental Retardation, Motor Development, Primary Education
Download full textDiRocco, Patrick J. – 1974
The author reviews research on the effects of motor remediation with the mentally retarded on the areas of motor ability, physical fitness, social and emotional competency, reading achievement, and intelligence. It is concluded that motor development theories have led to an increase of motor training programs for the mentally retarded, and that…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Emotional Development, Exceptional Child Research, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMannisto, Juha-Pekka; Cantell, Marja; Huovinen, Tommi; Kooistra, Libbe; Larkin, Dawne – European Physical Education Review, 2006
The study investigated the effectiveness of a school-based movement programme for a population of 5 to 7 year old children. Performance profiles on the Movement ABC were used to classify the children and to assess skill changes over time. Children were assigned to four different groups: motor learning difficulty (n = 10), borderline motor learning…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Paciorek, Michael J. – 1983
A study focused on developmentally delayed children who participated in a home-based, parent intervention motor development program. The major question considered was: Is there any difference in gross and fine motor mean scores obtained on the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (field test edition), received by children who participated in the…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Developmental Disabilities, Home Instruction, Individual Development
