Associations of Percent Body Fat and Motor Skill Development in Preschool-Aged Children: National Youth Fitness Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron P. Wood ◽  
Amy Gross McMillan ◽  
Satomi Imai ◽  
Damon Swift ◽  
Katrina D. DuBose
Keyword(s):  
Body Fat ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Percent Body Fat ◽  
Motor Skill Development ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Motor Skills and Free-Living Physical Activity Showed No Association Among Preschoolers in 2012 U.S. National Youth Fitness Survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Loprinzi ◽  
Emily Frith
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Skill Level ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Motor Skill Development ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Albeit limited, some emerging work, using convenience-based samples, has demonstrated that greater motor skill development is associated with higher physical activity among preschool-aged children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate this topic using data from the 2012 National Youth Fitness Survey that included 329 preschool-aged children (3–5 years). Parents proxy-reported their child’s physical activity, with motor skill level assessed from the Test of Gross Motor Development—Second Edition (TGMD2). Motor skill levels (Gross Motor Quotient, locomotor or object control) were not associated with preschool free-living physical activity in any analytic model. Thus, in this large sample of preschoolers, contrary to research with older children, motor skill level was not associated with physical activity. Findings are discussed in terms of study limitations of (a) a reliance on parent report of children’s physical activity levels and (b) the possibility that physical activity data within the national survey were too limited in range to show possible associations to motor skill development with higher levels of free-living physical activity in preschoolers.

Motivational Climate, Psychological Responses, and Motor Skill Development in Children’s Sport: A Field-Based Intervention Study

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Theeboom ◽  
Paul De Knop ◽  
Maureen R. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Traditional Group ◽  
Motor Skill Development ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Mastery Motivational Climate ◽  
Depth Interviews

Recent research in educational psychology suggests that provision of a mastery motivational climate will maximize enjoyment, perceived competence, and intrinsic motivation in children (Ames, 1992a, 1992b, 1992c). Minimal research has been conducted to test this proposition in the physical domain. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a performance versus mastery oriented teaching program on children’s enjoyment, perceived competence, intrinsic motivation, and motor skill development. Children (N = 119) 8 to 12 years of age were randomly assigned to one of the two programs for 3 weeks during an organized sports program. Results revealed that children in the mastery oriented group reported significantly higher levels of enjoyment and exhibited better motor skills than those in the performance oriented group. In-depth interviews further indicated that children in the mastery program were almost unanimous in reporting high levels of perceived competence and intrinsic motivation, while those from the traditional group showed less pronounced effects. These results provide empirical evidence that a mastery motivational climate can result in more positive experiences for young athletes as they learn new skills.

scholarly journals Development of fundamental motor skills in children of a public school in the city of Sao Paulo

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Decio Rodrigues ◽  
Eric Leal Avigo ◽  
Jose Angelo Barela
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Fundamental Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Skill Development

BACKGROUND: One common observation is that Brazilian children are failing to achieve the expected proficiency, regarding the chronological age, in performing gross motor skills. PURPOSE: The aim was to verify the development of fundamental motor skills of 6- and 9-year-old children from a public school of São Paulo city. METHOD: Eight two children were selected from the first and fourth Elementary year, 40 children from the first grade (6.6 year-old, 20 boys and 20 girls) and 42 children from the fourth grade (9.2 year-old, 21 boys and 21 girls). Children were videotaped performing the Test of Gross Motor Development tasks, locomotor and object-control subtests. Three experimenters inspected the video images and rated the children’s performance following the suggested criteria. RESULTS: Nine-year-old children were advanced in fundamental motor skill performance compared to 6-year-old, but children from both age groups are delayed to the expected fundamental motor skill development. Moreover, the developmental delay is even worse as chronological age increases, with 6-year-old rated as poor whereas 9-year-old children are rated as very poor in fundamental motor skill development. CONCLUSION: These results raise several concerns regarding the importance of mastering the basic motor skills and future enrolment in motor activities.

scholarly journals Relationship between reaction time variability and motor skill development in ADHD

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna M. Klotz ◽  
Matthew D. Johnson ◽  
Steve W. Wu ◽  
Kelly M. Isaacs ◽  
Donald L. Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Time Variability ◽  
Reaction Time Variability ◽  
Motor Skill Development
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