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Melvin Chung, Hsien Liang; Cheah, Whye Lian; Hazmi, Helmy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Fundamental motor skill development is crucial in preventing preschool children from early adoption of obesogenic lifestyles. This study aims to determine the motor skill level in preschool children and its gender differences in rural of Sarawak. This was a cross sectional study with a total of 153 children from 9 kindergartens. Children in this…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Chihak, Benjamin J.; Plumert, Jodie M.; Ziemer, Christine J.; Babu, Sabarish; Grechkin, Timofey; Cremer, James F.; Kearney, Joseph K. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2010
Two experiments examined how 10- and 12-year-old children and adults intercept moving gaps while bicycling in an immersive virtual environment. Participants rode an actual bicycle along a virtual roadway. At 12 test intersections, participants attempted to pass through a gap between 2 moving, car-sized blocks without stopping. The blocks were…
Descriptors: Perceptual Motor Coordination, Object Manipulation, Physical Activities, Children
Rothstein, Anne L. – 1975
In order to understand learners and players in relation to environments typically found in sport, it is necessary to first understand the individual as an information processor who must sample information from the environment, interpret it, organize or select an appropriate motor response, and execute that response. One of the most difficult…
Descriptors: Athletics, Eye Hand Coordination, Object Manipulation, Perceptual Motor Coordination