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Validity and Reliability of a Fine Motor Assessment for Preschool Children
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Strooband, Karel F. B.; Howard, Steven J.; Okely, Anthony D.; Neilsen-Hewett, Cathrine; de Rosnay, Marc – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Due to the lack of tools that can be easily used by practitioners, there is a need to develop acceptable embedded ways to assess children's fine motor skill development within early childhood education and care settings. This study examined the validity and reliability of a brief and ecologically valid fine motor assessment tool for preschool-aged…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Motor Development
Effect of Age-Appropriate Play on Promoting Motor Development of Preschool Children
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Cheraghi, Fatemeh; Shokri, Zhila; Roshanaei, Ghodratollah; Khalili, Arash – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
This study aim was to determine whether a structured age-appropriate playing programme with involvement of parents could promote healthy motor skills in preschool children. In this two group randomization pre-posttest quasi-experimental study, 160 children 3-5 years-old with their mothers were selected and equally allocated in two groups. For…
Descriptors: Play, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills
A Validation and Reliability Study of the Movement Environmental Rating Scale (MOVERS)
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Kazmierska-Kowalewska, Kalina M.; Okely, Anthony D.; Siraj, Iram; Archer, Carol; Jones, Rachel A. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS), using data from 13 early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Test-retest reliability was calculated using ICCs, percentage agreement and weighted Kappa. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's alpha. To…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
The Prevalence and Socioeconomic Determinants of Undetected Developmental Delay in Preschool-Aged Children in the Northwest of Iran: A Population-Based Study
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Hosseinpour, Marjan; Esmaeilpour Aghdam, Mohammad; Maleki, Farzad – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
New estimates indicate that many children in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of developmental delay (DD). This study aimed to assess the prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of undetected DD, and mean developmental scores (MDS) in preschool-aged children in the northwest of Iran. This study was conducted on 615 children aged…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Scores, Preschool Children
Charting Developmental Trajectories from 12 to 36 Months and Associated Early Risk and Protective Factors
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Roe, Elizabeth; Jensen, Lynn; Finlay-Jones, Amy; White, Scott W.; Wong, Kingsley; Leonard, Helen; Straker, Leon; Downs, Jenny – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Aim: To investigate developmental trajectories in early childhood and predictors of class assignment. Methods: Data were available for Gen2 infants at 12 (n = 2275), 24 (n = 1845) and 36 (n = 2110) months of age in the Raine Study. Latent growth class analysis was used to identify developmental trajectories based on the Ages and Stages…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Risk, Risk Assessment
Influence of the Home Affordances on Motor Skills in 3- tto 18-Month-Old Iranian Children
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Kavousipor, Somaye; Rassafiani, Mehdi; Gabbard, Carl; Pourahmad, Saeedeh; Hosseini, Seyed Ali; Soleimani, Farin; Ebadi, Abbas – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The purpose of the study was to evaluate fine- and gross-motor development and basic cognitive skills in 3-18 month-olds in relation to home factors, age and weight. Three hundred and seventy mother-child dyads were recruited. For age, two groups were analyzed: 3-11 months and 12-18 months. Motor and basic cognitive skills were assessed using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Child Development