ERIC Number: EJ1492300
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-2325-3193
EISSN: EISSN-2325-3215
Available Date: 0000-00-00
SKIPping Together: Increased Gender Equitable Thinking about Object Control Skills Following a Modified Motor Skill Intervention
Kelly Lynn Mulvey; Sally Miedema; Emily Gilbert; Alex Stribing; Adam Pennell; Jenna Fisher; Matthew Patey; Ali Brian
Journal of Motor Learning and Development, v13 n3 p632-649 2025
The gap between girls' and boys' performance on object control skills in early childhood is pervasive. The purpose of this study was to examine outcomes of a modified motor skill intervention for preschoolers, Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Preschoolers, Gender-Equity. Participants (3-5 years of age) from an urban Head Start center were assigned to an intervention (n = 86) or control condition (n = 58). The sample was approximately divided by sex (control: 50% girls, 50% boys, Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Preschoolers, Gender-Equity: 43% girls, 57% boys) and ethnically representative of the school population (Black = 67%, Latinx = 23%, White = 6%, and Other = 4%). Generally, findings suggest that the intervention was effective, especially in reducing male participants' in-group bias, with fewer male participants indicating that only boys can engage in object control skills after the intervention. These findings have implications for the design of interventions and physical education classes that communicate equitable messages about girls' and boys' opportunities to engage in object control skills.
Descriptors: Object Manipulation, Gender Differences, Intervention, Preschool Children, Physical Education, Motor Development, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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