ERIC Number: EJ1135387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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The Impact of Gymnastics on Children's Physical Self-Concept and Movement Skill Development in Primary Schools
Rudd, J. R.; Barnett, L. M.; Farrow, D.; Berry, J.; Borkoles, E.; Polman, Remco
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, v21 n2 p92-100 2017
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week gymnastics curriculum on children's movement competence and their physical self-concept. There were 113 children (46% girls, 49% intervention) with a mean age of 9.4 years (SD = 1.8) that participated. Intervention children underwent 8 weeks of gymnastics and the comparison group continued with their standard curriculum. Age was a significant co-variate, a separate analysis was conducted on the lower (grades 2 and 4) and upper (grade 6) groups. The lower age group showed significant improvement in favor of the gymnastic group in fundamental movement skills. The upper age group showed a significant improvement for the control group in general body coordination and fundamental movement skills. For all grades, the physical self-concept showed a significant main effect in favor of the gymnastics group. The gymnastics intervention was found to be of particular benefit for developing children's movement competence and physical self-concept in younger children.
Descriptors: Skill Development, Self Concept, Athletics, Physical Education, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Elementary School Students, Questionnaires, Self Concept Measures, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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