A Knowledge-Based Approach to Motor Development: Implications for the Physically Awkward

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.E. Wall ◽  
M. Bouffard ◽  
J. McClements ◽  
H. Findlay ◽  
M.J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
Skilled Action

Our major purpose is to develop a more holistic model of the development of skilled action that can guide our research and practical efforts to help physically awkward persons enjoy the benefits of physical activity. Based on recent research in the areas of cognitive science and cognitive development, we suggest that motor development can be viewed as the acquisition of three major types of knowledge about action: procedural, declarative, and affective. A brief discussion of how each type of knowledge about action might develop is presented. The final section examines the complementary role of knowledge and consciousness in the acquisition of skilled action and the implications of the model for physically awkward children.

scholarly journals The Role Of Family Support In Physical Activity And Motor Development In Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (8S) ◽  
pp. 246-246
Author(s):  
Xing Liu ◽  
Hongjuan Li ◽  
Liu Zhang ◽  
Wenjing Yan ◽  
Leqin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Motor Development

scholarly journals Parental and Peer Support Matters: A Broad Umbrella of the Role of Perceived Social Support in the Association between Children’s Perceived Motor Competence and Physical Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6646
Author(s):  
Cristina Menescardi ◽  
Isaac Estevan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
The Relationship

(1) Background: This study aimed to examine the role of social support in the relationship between perceived motor competence (MC) and physical activity (PA), according to the conceptual model of Motor Development. (2) Methods: Participants were 518 students (46.5% girls), 8–12 years old. By using a structural equation modeling approach, path analysis was used to test the actual-perceived MC relationship and the mediating influence of social support on the perceived MC–PA relationship. Analyses were done with age and sex as covariates. (3) Results: The results showed a good model fit (CFI = 0.98; RMSEA = 0.07; SRMR = 0.02), where actual MC was positively associated with perceived MC (ß = 0.26, p < 0.001), which in turn was positively related to social support (ß = 0.34, p < 0.001). The model showed the direct social support-PA path (ß = 0.42, p < 0.001) and the indirect path from perceived MC through social support to PA (ß = 0.14, p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: This study confirms that social support mediates the perceived MC–PA relationship. As such, it is not only important to build and develop children’s actual and perceived MC, but also to promote social support for PA engagement.

Physical Activity Experiences of Boys with and Without ADHD

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Harvey ◽  
Greg Reid ◽  
Gordon A. Bloom ◽  
Kerri Staples ◽  
Natalie Grizenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
Attention To Detail

Physical activity experiences of 12 age-matched boys with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were explored by converging information from Test of Gross Motor Development-2 assessments and semistructured interviews. The knowledge-based approach and the inhibitory model of executive functions, a combined theoretical lens, enabled the description of similarities and differences in experiences that emerged during interviews. Skill assessments indicated boys with ADHD were not as proficient movers as their peers without ADHD. Thematic analysis revealed that boys with ADHD reported playing with friends, paid little attention to detail, possessed superficial knowledge about movement skills, and expressed many negative feelings about physical activity. Task-specific interventions and a wider range of mixed methods research are recommended for future research studies in ADHD.

scholarly journals PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN: THE USE OF TGMD-2

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Marcus Vinicius de Melo ◽  
Renato Feitosa do Nascimento ◽  
Vivian de Oliveira ◽  
Ivan Wallan Tertuliano
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Motor Improvement

Background: Motor development can be understood as constant and permanent changes in the capacity to generate motor responses, which occur throughout the life cycle and may vary, influenced by the environment, task and the subjects themselves. Objectives: The present study aimed to review studies in the literature that used the Test of Gross Motor Development - Second Edition (TGMD2) to investigate the influence of physical activity on the motor performance of children aged 6-10 years. Methods: For this purpose, it was searched references in electronic search engines and organized them in the form of a systematic review. Searches took place between May and October 2017. As inclusion criterion it was used studies with children aged 6-10 years old that used the TGMD-2 as a motor assessment instrument. In addition, studies that were not related to physical activity or to TGMD-2 were excluded and, finally, only studies published in the Portuguese language were reviewed. Results: Studies have shown that children have poor performance in locomotor skills and that physical activities taught by the Physical Education teacher are more effective in improving locomotor skills. Conclusion: Thus, it can be concluded that the TGMD-2 is an adequate instrument for evaluation of motor development and that, in addition, the role of Physical Education teacher is important in the motor improvement process

ROLE OF THE CENTERS OF THE CENTRAL AND INDEPENDENT CONTOURS IN REGULATION OF THE INTIMATE RHYTHM AT PERFORMANCE OF STANDARD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

ASJ. ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (40) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
A.B. Shutov ◽  
A.A. Matskanjuk ◽  
C. V. Korney
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Analysis Time ◽  
Vegetative Nervous System ◽  
Distinctive Features

Use of a method of share tendencies in the analysis time of some R-R intervals of the electrocardiogram after performance of 20 knee-bends and after 1 minute of restoration has allowed to establish a role of the centers of vegetative nervous system in restoration of a rhythm of heart at 4-th level of dynamic hierarchy. After 20-ти knee-bends and through 1 minutes of restoration the maximum vegetative centers of the central contour dominate. In interaction of the central and independent contours each center entering into them is characterized with distinctive features of dynamics which are shown in an increasing role of the centers of an independent contour after 1 minute of restoration.

Physical activity promotion in primary health care in Slovenia

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease

In Slovenia, the role of general practitioners in counselling physical activity for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well recognized. The role of general practitioners in advising healthy lifestyle for individuals who are at risk of developing CVD is formally defined in the National Program for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, which has been running since 2001. Part of the program is counselling on healthy lifestyle including physical activity, performed in all health centres across the country. First a screening and medical examination is performed. In case of higher risk for CVD (>20%) the physician should give advice on the particular risk factor and direct patients to health-education centres, where they can participate in healthy lifestyle workshops lead by health professionals. Physicians and other health professionals who are involved in the implementation of prevention activities within the program need knowledge and skills that are crucial for successful counselling on healthy lifestyle. The educational program “basic education in health promotion and prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases in primary health care/family medicine” consists of two parts. The first part of the training is open to all health professionals working within the program. The second part is intended for health professionals working in health-education workshops. In the last few years a new family practice model has been introduced and disseminated. Some duties of the family physician, including health promotion and counselling, are being transferred to graduate nurses who become part of the family practice team. This new division of work undoubtedly brings many advantages, both in terms of the work organization, and of high-quality patient care. Nevertheless preventive action cannot be fully passed on to graduate nurses. Careful planning and education are needed to ensure a comprehensive approach in healthy life style counselling.

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