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Age-Related Differences in Gross Motor Skills
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations, 2016Body-based interfaces have recently attracted much attention. In such interfaces, gross motor skills are critical in providing a safe and pleasant experience. However, little is known about gross motor performance, particularly on the age-related differences between the elderly and young adults.
Kavous Salehzadeh Niksirat +4 more
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Studies in Motor Learning of Gross Bodily Motor Skills
Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1946(1946). Studies in Motor Learning of Gross Bodily Motor Skills. Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 242-253.
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Gross motor skills of children with autism
American Journal of Recreation Therapy, 2012The purpose of this study was to measure the gross motor skills of children with autism, aged 3-5 years, and to compare their performances with the norms for the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2). Five participants, three girls and two boys, comprised the sample. The results revealed that differences exist in the gross motor skills of children
Litresh Williams, MS +3 more
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Weight Status and Gross Motor Skill in Kindergarten Children
Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2012Childhood obesity rates are increasing globally. Physical activity is one behavioral variable that influences weight status. Participation in physical activity requires basic gross motor proficiency in early childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gross motor skill level and weight status in a large national ...
Dawn, Roberts +3 more
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Relation of Motor Fitness Test Items to Gross Motor Skills
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1978To 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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Fine and gross motor skills: The effects on skill-focused dual-tasks
Human Movement Science, 2015Dual-task methodology often directs participants' attention towards a gross motor skill involved in the execution of a skill, but researchers have not investigated the comparative effects of attention on fine motor skill tasks. Furthermore, there is limited information about participants' subjective perception of workload with respect to task ...
Louisa D, Raisbeck, Jed A, Diekfuss
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Gross Motor Skills and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2017The 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 +3 more
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Developmental Gross Motor Skill Ratings: A Generalizability Analysis
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1988Abstract Elementary physical education instructors and movement development clinicians frequently employ movement observation as their primary assessment strategy. The purpose of this study was to determine the minimal conditions of observation needed to obtain generalizable results across observers, trials, and subjects for the hop, jump, and run. The
Dale A. Ulrich +2 more
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Gross motor skills of premature, very low-birthweight Chinese children
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 2004We 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 +4 more
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Development of Gross Motor Skills in the Normal Child
Clinics in Podiatry, 1984This 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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