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van Aart, I.; Hartman, E.; Elferink-Gemser, M.; Mombarg, R.; Visscher, C. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Many children aged 9-12 appear to have low levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS). Physical education (PE) is important because PE-teachers can teach children a variety of FMS and can influence PE-motivation. However, declined levels of PE-motivation are reported in the final grades of elementary school. Therefore, more insight in…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Physical Education, Preadolescents, Males
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Schurink, J.; Hartman, E.; Scherder, E. J. A.; Houwen, S.; Visscher, C. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
This study examines the motor skills and executive functioning (EF) of 28 children diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS; mean age: 10 years 6 months, range: 7-12 years; 19 boys, 9 girls) in comparison with age- and gender-matched typically developing children. The potential relationship between motor…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Motor Development
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Vuijk, P. J.; Hartman, E.; Scherder, E.; Visscher, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: There is a relatively small body of research on the motor performance of children with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) and borderline intellectual functioning (BIF). Adequate levels of motor skills may contribute to lifelong enjoyment of physical activity, participation in sports and healthy lifestyles. The present study compares…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Physical Activities, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness
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Hartman, E.; Houwen, S.; Scherder, E.; Visscher, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: It has been suggested that children with intellectual disabilities (ID) have motor problems and higher-order cognitive deficits. The aim of this study was to examine the motor skills and executive functions in school-age children with borderline and mild ID. The second aim was to investigate the relationship between the two performance…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Intelligence Quotient, Tests, Motor Development
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Houwen, S.; Visscher, C.; Lemmink, K. A. P. M.; Hartman, E. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
The aim of this study was to examine the performance of children with visual impairments (VI) aged 7 to 10 years on different types of motor skills. Furthermore, the association between the degree of the VI and motor performance was examined. The motor performance of 48 children with VI (32 males, 16 females; mean age 8y 10mo [SD 1y 1mo]) was…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Psychomotor Skills, Comparative Analysis, Motor Development