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Chen, Chia-Ling; Hong, Wei-Hsien; Cheng, Hsin-Yi Kathy; Liaw, Mei-Yun; Chung, Chia-Ying; Chen, Chung-Yao – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study is the first well-designed randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a novel home-based virtual cycling training (hVCT) program for improving muscle strength in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Twenty-eight ambulatory children with spastic CP aged 6-12 years were randomly assigned to an hVCT group (n = 13) or a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness, Cerebral Palsy
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Facon, Bruno; Magis, David; Belmont, John M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The matching of groups is a traditional way to control for confounding variables in developmental disabilities research. The equivalency of means across groups is routinely checked for these variables, but not the homogeneity of their variances or the shapes of their distributions. In the present paper, it is argued that group matching can go…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Developmental Disabilities, Scores, Statistical Analysis
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Kambas, A.; Venetsanou, F.; Giannakidou, D.; Fatouros, I. G.; Avloniti, A.; Chatzinikolaou, A.; Draganidis, D.; Zimmer, R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Given the negative influence of motor difficulties on people's quality of life their early identification seems to be crucial and consequently the information provided by a sound assessment tool is of great importance. The aim of this study was to examine the suitability of the MOT 4-6 (Zimmer & Volkamer, 1987) for use with preschoolers in…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Preschool Children, Identification, Psychomotor Skills
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Fong, Shirley S. M.; Lee, Velma Y. L.; Pang, Marco Y. C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study aimed to (1) compare functional balance performance and sensory organization of postural control between children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and (2) determine the association between postural control and participation diversity among children with DCD. We recruited 81 children with DCD and 67 typically…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Multiple Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Psychomotor Skills