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ERIC Number: EJ933221
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1356-336X
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Mastery of Fundamental Movement Skills among 6-Year-Old Flemish Pre-School Children
Vandaele, Bart; Cools, Wouter; de Decker, Steve; de Martelaer, Kristine
European Physical Education Review, v17 n1 p3-17 Feb 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess mastery of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) in 6- to 6.5-year-old Flemish pre-school children. The subjects were 236 6-year-old children (138 boys, 98 girls; mean age 6 years 2.4 months, SD 2.4). Children were individually assessed with the Motoriktest fur Vier- bis Sechsjahrige Kinder (MOT 4-6) in four performance areas. Scores on each item varied from 0 to 2 and generated a maximum total score (TS) of 34. Percentiles and descriptive analyses were used to report on frequencies of scores. The mean TS was 20.78 (SD 5.7), without significant gender differences. Score 2 was reached by more than 50% of children in 6/17 FMS: "forward balance", "placing dots", "grasping a tissue", "passing through a hoop", "height jump" and "turning jump". In conclusion, 6-year-old pre-school children scored well on 6/17 FMS (one stability, two fine motor and three locomotor tasks). Object control tasks showed lower skill levels than other performance areas. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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