Motor development

Author(s):  
David Sugden ◽  
Helen Soucie

The development of motor skills in the first two years of life are dramatic, and then become more subtle with time. Chapter 4 describes these changes, and explains how these changes take place. Analysis is done via neuro-maturational theories, information processing, and cognitive terms as well as more recent ecological and dynamical systems viewpoints. The bidirectional influence of other faculties like embodied cognition and movement show that motor development does not occur in isolation. Movement skills are essential to daily life and influence our social, emotional, and cognitive being. This process of evolution and refinement is a complex, dynamic, self-organizing system. Theoretical explanations of motor development involve the transaction of children’s resources, the environmental context, and the task at hand. Not all children develop typically, although the influencing parameters are the same for all; rather, it is the metrics within the parameters that differ.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Whitall ◽  
Nadja Schott ◽  
Leah E. Robinson ◽  
Farid Bardid ◽  
Jane E. Clark

In 1989, Clark and Whitall asked the question, “What is motor development?” They were referring to the study of motor development as an academic research enterprise and answered their question primarily by describing four relatively distinct time periods characterized by changes in focus, theories or concepts, and methodology. Their last period was named the process-oriented period (1970–1989). In hindsight, it seems clear that their last period could be divided into two separate historical time periods: the information-processing period (1970–1982) and the dynamical systems period (1982–2000). In the present paper, we briefly revisit the first three periods defined by Clark and Whitall, and expand and elaborate on the two periods from 1970 to the turn of the century. Each period is delineated by key papers and the major changes in focus, theories or concepts, and methodology. Major findings about motor development are also described from some papers as a means of showing the progression of knowledge.


Author(s):  
Miguel Rebelo ◽  
João Serrano ◽  
Pedro Duarte-Mendes ◽  
Rui Paulo ◽  
Daniel A. Marinho

This study aimed to verify whether the presence of siblings and the type of delivery had an influence on the motor skills development of children in the first 48 months of life. We developed a quantitative study with a sample of 405 children of both genders, divided according to the studied variables: children with siblings, children without siblings, children born via eutocic delivery, and children born via dystocic delivery. The instrument used in the study was the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2. Overall, the results indicated that children who had siblings had, on average, better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine). Furthermore, those born via eutocic delivery, on average, had better outcomes regarding all motor skills (global and fine) when compared to children born via dystocic delivery. Thus, the presence of siblings in the family context and the type of delivery positively influenced motor development, especially after 24 months of age, showing that the presence of siblings providing cooperative activities through play and challenges improved cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. Furthermore, a eutocic delivery, in addition to providing a better recovery from labor and the immediate affective bond between mother and child, also led to better results in terms of global and fine motor skills.


Edupedia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Farhatin Masrurah ◽  
Khulusinniyah Khulusinniyah

The first five years of a children’s age is the period of rapid growth with physical and motor development. Those process will develop well if stimulated continuously. Early childhood always identic with high activity requires the opportunity to express their abilities. Therefore playing method is very urgent inchildren’s gross motor skills and fine motor skills development through a variety of playing activities both indoors and outdoors. Playing is an activity that cannot be separated from early childhood’s world. All playing activities will be carried out happily. By the same token learning by playing will be done happily without any sense of being forced or oppressed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Nila Fitria ◽  
Rohita Rohita

<p><em>Abstrak</em><strong> - Pertumbuhan perkembangan dan belajar melalui aktivitas jasmani akan mempengaruhi tiga ranah dalam pendidikan yang meliputi ranah kognitif (menyadari gerak), ranah psikomotor (pertumbuhan biologis, kesehatan, kebugaran jasmani), dan ranah afektif (rasa senang, aktualisasi diri, konsep diri) [1]. Permasalahan yang tampak di era digital ini, terbatasnya kemampuan motorik anak dikarenakan anak-anak usia dini sudah terpapar oleh <em>gadget </em>sejak dini. Sehingga kemampuan motorik anak era digital terbatas karena pengaruh <em>gadget. </em>Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan guru keterampilan gerak dasar anak TK. </strong><strong>Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian survei. Penelitian survei merupakan penelitian yang menggunakan kuesioner sebagai instrumen penelitian. </strong><strong>Penelitian yang dilakukan di Taman Kanak-Kanak yang berada pada Gugus Cut Nyak Dien. 32 guru TK yang berada di Gugus Cut Nyak Dien dengan latar belakang pendidikan dari sarjana pendidikan, 65% masa kerjanya 2 tahun. Terdapat 15 guru TK yang memiiki pengetahuan yang tinggi dalam pengetahuan keterampilan gerak dasar. Terdapat 6 guru TK yang memiliki pengetahuan dalam kategori sedang terhadap pengetahuan keterampilan gerak dasar pada motorik kasar. Serta terdapat 12 guru TK yang memiliki pengetahuan yang rendah terhadap pengetahuan keterampilan gerak dasar dalam motorik kasar anak TK. Sejumlah 18% dari jumlah guru memiliki pengetahuan mengenai gerak lokomotor dan 15% dari jumlah guru belum memiliki pengetahuan mengenai gerakan non-lokomotor. Guru dapat mengimplementasikan ketiga keterampilan gerak dasar dalam berbagai kegiatan motorik melalui menari, senam, dan bentuk permainan yang diciptakan oleh guru. Penilaian keterampilan gerak dasar dilakukan guru TK dan guru melalui pengamatan. Sejumlah 75% guru TK mengetahui tujuan stimulasi keterampilan gerak dasar anak yaitu untuk meningkatkan perkembangan motorik anak.</strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Abstract <strong>- </strong></em><strong>Developmental growth and learning through physical activity will affect the three domains in education which include cognitive domains (aware of motion), psychomotor domains (biological growth, health, physical fitness), and affective domain (pleasure, self-actualization, self-concept) </strong>[1]<strong>. Problems that appear in this digital era, limited motoric abilities of children because early childhood have been exposed to gadgets early. So that the digital motor skills of children are limited due to the influence of gadgets. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of teacher knowledge of basic movement skills of kindergarten children. This research was conducted with quantitative methods with the type of survey research. Survey research is a study that uses a questionnaire as a research instrument.</strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong>Research carried out in kindergartens in Cut Nyak Dien's Cluster. 32 kindergarten teachers who are in Cut Nyak Dien Group with educational background from undergraduate education, 65% working period is 2 years. There are 15 kindergarten teachers who have high knowledge in basic motion skills knowledge. There are 6 kindergarten teachers who have knowledge in the moderate category of basic motion skills knowledge in gross motor skills. And there are 12 kindergarten teachers who have low knowledge of basic motion skills knowledge in rough motoric kindergarten children.A total of 18% of teachers have knowledge of locomotor motion and 15% of teachers have no knowledge of non-locomotor movements. TK teachers can implement all three basic motion skills in various motor activities through dancing, gymnastics, and forms of games created by the teacher. Assessment of basic motion skills is done by kindergarten teachers and teachers through observation. 75% of kindergarten teachers know the purpose of stimulating children's basic motion skills, namely to improve children's motor development.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><em>Keywords - </em></strong><em>Knowledge, Teacher, Skills, Basic movement</em></p>


2021 ◽  
pp. 003151252110131
Author(s):  
Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins ◽  
Cain Craig Truman Clark ◽  
Rafael Miranda Tassitano ◽  
Anastácio Neco de Souza Filho ◽  
Anelise Reis Gaya ◽  
...  

Little is known of how reallocations of time spent in different movement behaviors during preschool might relate to preschoolers’ fundamental movement skills (FMS), a key predictor of later physical activity (PA). Thus, the aim of this study was to examine (a) whether preschoolers’ school-time movement was associated with their FMS and (b) the effects on FMS of reallocating time between PA and sedentary behavior (SB). This was a cross-sectional study, using intervention data with Brazilian low-income preschoolers. We observed Brazilian preschoolers of both sexes ( Mage = 4.5, SD = 0.8 years-old; 101boys) over 10 hours of school-time and objectively assessed their PA and SB with Actigraph wGT3X and their FMS with the Test of Gross Motor Development – Second Edition. We explored the associations between school-time movement behaviors and FMS and between reallocated school-time movement behaviors and FES using compositional analysis in R (version 1.40-1), robCompositions (version 0.92-7), and lmtest (version 0.9-35) packages. This isotemporal reallocation showed that, for manipulative skills, reallocating time (5, 10, and 15 minutes, respectively) from light PA to SB was associated with increasing skill (0.14, 0.28, and 0.42 FMS units), raising questions as to whether fine motor activity occurred during SB. Thus, school-time movement significantly predicted FMS, with a modest increase in SB, at the expense of light PA eliciting improved manipulative skills.


1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Rimmer ◽  
Luke E. Kelly

The purpose of this pilot study was to descriptively evaluate the effects of three different programs on the development of gross motor skills of preschool children with learning disabilities (n = 29). No attempt was made to equate the groups or control for differences between the programs or instructional staff. Two of the programs were used by the respective schools to develop the gross motor skills of their audience. The programs were called occupational therapy (OT) (45–60 min/day, 5 days/week) and adapted physical education (APE) (30 min/day, 4 days/week). A third group was evaluated to determine whether maturational effects had any involvement in gross motor development. This group was called the noninstructional program (NIP) (30 min/day, 2 days/week) and was solely involved in free play. The programs were all in session for the entire school year (33–35 weeks). The results of the study revealed that the children in the APE program made more significant gains across objectives, and particularly on the qualitative measures, than did the children in the OT or NIP groups.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ali Brian ◽  
Sally Taunton Miedema ◽  
Jerraco L. Johnson ◽  
Isabel Chica

Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are an underlying mechanism driving physical activity behavior and promoting positive developmental trajectories for health. However, little is known about FMS of preschool-aged children with visual impairments (VI). The purpose of this study was to examine the FMS of preschool-aged children (N = 25) with (n = 10) and without (n = 15) VI as measured using the Test of Gross Motor Development-3. Children without VI performed significantly higher than their peers for locomotor (M = +11.87, p = .014, η2 = .31) and ball skills (M = +13.69, p < .001, η2 = .56). Regardless of the presence of a VI, many participants struggled with developing FMS, with the greatest disparity resting within ball skills. These findings help to clarify the FMS levels of preschool-aged children with VI. Thus, there is a need for both further inquiry and intervention for all children.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
B. Schmand ◽  
J. Neuvel ◽  
H. Smolders-de Haas ◽  
J. Hoeks ◽  
P. E. Treffers ◽  
...  

Potential side effects of antenatal administration of corticosteroids to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome were studied in 10- to 12-year-old children whose mothers had participated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of betamethasone. Aspects of the children's intellectual and motor development, school achievement, and social-emotional functioning were investigated. There were no differences between the corticoid group and the placebo group on these variables, nor were there more children with learning difficulties and behavioral disturbances in either of the groups.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sambodo Sriadi Pinilih ◽  
M. Khoirul Amin ◽  
Evi Rositasari

Motor development is one aspect of development that can integrate the development of other aspects. If the developmental aspect is not stimulated, the child's development will be delayed, so the child will have difficulty in following the learning process in elementary school. Basic Dance Movement Therapy is the provision of independent therapy. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Basic Dance Movement Therapy on the Completeness of Motoric Skill in Preschool Children. This study used quasi-experimental with one group pre-post design. The sampling technique was Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling with a sample size of 58 children studying at Aisyiyah Playgroup, at Jamblang, Kaliabu Village, Salaman District and Az-Zahra NU Playgroup, Salaman District. Data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate analysis with the Wilcoxon statistical test. There was a significant effectiveness of Basic Dance Movement Therapy and the completeness of motor skills of preschool children in Aisyiyah Playgroup, Jamblang, Kaliabu Village, Salaman District and Az-Zahra NU Playgroup,  Salaman, with a p-value of 0.000 (p <0.05). Basic Dance Movement Therapy is effective to improve the children's motoric skills. Suggestion: This study can be used as the basic for further research, namely modified therapy under normal conditions or combined with other methods that can be done online or offline.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-324
Author(s):  
Elnaz Emadirad ◽  
Brad W.N. Temple ◽  
Stephanie C. Field ◽  
Patti-Jean Naylor ◽  
Viviene A. Temple

Background: Beyond the often examined perceptions of competence and motor skill proficiency, perceived value and children’s expectations for success are thought to affect engagement in physical activities. We used parallel mediation models to examine the direct effect of motor skill proficiency on participation in physical activities, as well as whether children’s beliefs and value for physical activities mediated this relationship. Methods: The participants in this cross-sectional study were a total of 398 grade 3 children (201 girls) from 8 schools. Motor skills were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2, the Value Expectancy Questionnaire measured the psychological variables, and the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment measured physical activities. Results: Motor skill proficiency predicted all 3 psychological constructs for the boys and the girls, and boys’ participation in physical activities. However, the psychological variables did not mediate the relationship between motor skills and participation among the boys. For the girls, task value mediated the relationship between motor skills and physical activity participation. Conclusion: It is possible that the girls are further along in their ability to reflect on their competence, successes, and failures; it is also possible that the lower motor skill levels of girls had a deleterious effect on their feelings about participating.


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