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Relation of Motor Fitness Test Items to Gross Motor Skills

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1978
To develop an instrument to screen firefighter applicants, 2 samples totaling 225 young men were tested for 10 motor fitness and task-related items. Body fat and other anthropometric data were estimated. Principal components factor analysis indicated three primary factors for both samples: I = Motor Fitness; II = Size/Strength; III = Physical Maturity.
W. W. Hosler, Peter Richardson
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Gross Motor Skills and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the linear relationship between gross motor skills and cardiometabolic risk, with aerobic fitness as a mediator variable, in low-income children from the United States.Participants were a convenience sample of 224 children (mean ± SD age = 9.1 ± 1.1 yr; 129 girls and 95 boys) recruited from five low-income ...
Ryan D, Burns, Timothy A, Brusseau, You, Fu, James C, Hannon   +3 more
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Gross motor skills of premature, very low-birthweight Chinese children

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 2004
We investigated whether premature, very low-birthweight (VLBW) Asian children without major handicap had poor motor skills compared with their normal birthweight counterparts. We compared a cohort of 42 preterm babies with birthweights
Shing Yan Robert, Lee, Chun Bong, Chow, Pui Yee Amy, Ma, Yuen Bing, Ho, Chi Chiu, Shek   +4 more
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Development of Gross Motor Skills in the Normal Child

Clinics in Podiatry, 1984
This article describes the various functional achievements attained by the normal child in his progress toward upright walking. The average ages at which such motor accomplishments occur are considered along with their normal time of appearance.
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Associations between gross motor skills and cognitive development in toddlers

Early Human Development, 2019
The early years of life are critical for motor and cognitive development. A better understanding is needed on the associations between the control and development of motor and cognitive tasks.This study aimed to examine the association between gross motor skills and cognitive development in toddlers.Cross-sectional study.This study included 335 ...
Sanne L.C. Veldman, Rute Santos, Rachel A. Jones, Eduarda Sousa-Sá, Anthony D. Okely   +4 more
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Nursery Equipment: Gross Motor Skills - Think big!

Nursery World, 2012
Gross motor skills are the building blocks of cognitive development. Annette Rawstrone looks at resources to exercise large muscle groups.
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Gross and Fine Motor Skills of Left-Handed Preschool Children

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2001
From a population of 765 preschool children 4–6 years old, 31 children (4.1%) were identified as left-handers. Using the two motor subscales A (gross motor) and D (fine motor) of the Griffiths Test No. II, these children were compared with 31 right-handers, matched for age, sex, and preschool attended.
P, Giagazoglou, E, Fotiadou, N, Angelopoulou, J, Tsikoulas, V, Tsimaras   +4 more
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School Physical Activity Programming and Gross Motor Skills in Children

American Journal of Health Behavior, 2017
We examined the effect of a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) on gross motor skills in children.Participants were 959 children (1st-6th grade; Mean age = 9.1 ± 1.5 years; 406 girls, 553 boys) recruited from 5 low-income schools receiving a year-long CSPAP intervention.
Ryan D, Burns, You, Fu, James C, Hannon, Timothy A, Brusseau   +3 more
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Gross-motor skills to potential intelligence

2012
Abstract.The aim of this study has been to provide a descriptive analysis to investigate the possible relation between motor skills andcognitive development in children of primary education in Italy.Thestudy has been assess 56 children aged between 6-11 years, shared out in two samples; the first sample iscomposed of some gymnasts,chosen at random, who
GOMEZ PALOMA, FILIPPO, Luisa Franzese, Anna D'Alessio, Cristiana D'Anna, Filomena Agrillo   +4 more
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Assessing gross motor skills of Kosovar preschool children

Early Child Development and Care, 2009
In the light of the new developments in preschool education in Kosovo, this study attempts to carry out an assessment of the development of gross motor skills of preschool children attending institutional education. The emphasis is on creating a set of tests to measure the motor attainments of these children by conducting assessments of the ...
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