Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency of Hong Kong Children Aged 6–9 Years

Pang, Agnes Wai-Yin; Fong, Daniel Tik-Pui

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“…Afonso et al (2009) showed that the best skill in Madeira Islandconsidering girls and boys separately -does not relate to the most popular sport. Although Ulrich (2000) and Wong and Cheung (2006) have not evaluated the prevalence of mastery by gender, the results found by Pang and Fong (2009) in Hong Kong and Butterfield, Angell, and Mason (2012) in the United States showed that sex also did not influence the prevalence of mastery. Based on these results, it is possible to argue that sex was not a factor that influenced the prevalence of mastery in the skill associated with the most popular sport.…”

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A comparative study of the mastery of fundamental movement skills between different cultures

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Pacheco²,

Basso

et al. 2016

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It has been suggested that guidance, encouragement and opportunity are crucial factors for children's motor development. They are especially important to promote the mastery of fundamental movement skills. The present study investigated the association between two elements related to those factors -proposed curriculum of physical education and the most popular sport in a given country -and the incidence of mastery in the FMS in children from 4 to 10 years of age. In order to carry out a cross-cultural comparison, three studies from different countries (Portugal, China and USA) that used TGMD-II were selected. The results indicated association between proposed curriculum and the number of children mastering FMS. This association increases in older age groups of children from USA, the most structured curriculum related to FMS, presenting the highest average percentage of mastery. Additionally, we did not find association of the most popular sports in a given country with the mastery of the related skill. These results are interpreted as evidence for the importance of guidance on the mastery of FMS.

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A comparative study of the mastery of fundamental movement skills between different cultures

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Pacheco²,

Basso

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motricidade

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“…Similarly, Weikart [3] has pointed out that first and second graders need to acquire a wide variety of physical skills, including such object control skills as throwing, kicking, and catching a ball, and such movement skills as walking, running, and hopping. Moreover, the successful development of FMSs is not only essential to the acquisition of complex movement skills, but also promotes muscle coordination and assists in the development of interpersonal, cognitive, and emotional skills [4]. FMS can be divided into locomotor skills (LS) and object-control skills (OCS) [8].…”

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The Development of Fundamental Movement Skills by Children Aged Six to Nine

Lin¹,

Yang²

2015

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The main purpose of the present study is to elucidate any differences which may exist in the FMSs of children between the ages of six and nine. Purposive sampling was used to recruit a total of 485 participants (244 boys and 241 girls) in Chiayi City and Chiayi County. All of the participants were between the ages of six and nine and had no disabilities or major health problems. Of these, 92 were between the ages of six and seven; 197 were between the ages of seven and eight; and 196 were between the ages of eight and nine. The average age was seven years and eight months. The main research tool used in this study was the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2). There was a significant difference in both overall object control skills (t = 9.08, p < .001) and overall performance (t = 5.45, p < .001), with the boys performing better than the girls in both overall object control skills (M = 31.48 ＞ M = 20.29) and overall performance (M = 56.84 ＞ M = 52.47). Significant differences were also found for overall locomotor skills (F = 12.29, p < .001), overall object control skills (F = 12.81, p < .001), and overall FMSs (F = 20.44, p < .001). For locomotor skills the Scheffé post hoc test revealed that those aged eight and nine performed better than those aged between six and eight, and that those aged between seven and eight performed better than those aged between six and seven. For object control skills and overall FMSs the Scheffé post hoc test revealed that those aged between eight and nine performed better than those aged between six and eight. Thus it would be desirable for physical education teachers at elementary schools to have girls participate in a variety of ball games, and also to encourage girls to engage in simple catching, throwing, and dribbling activities after school. In sum, schools need to provide a variety of movement activities which students find interesting, and also encourage students to participate in sports after class and outside of school.

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“…The TGMD-2 is an objective and normalized tool which is widespread in extensive research conducted in preschool and early childhood education [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]. Similarly to other researchers [26,27,28,39], we also analysed the raw scores of the TGMD-2 locomotor and object control skills subscales.…”

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“…Reviewing the literature, we noticed that other researchers verified the reliability and validity of the TGMD-2 test for their populations. Studies were conducted, inter alia, in Belgium [35], China [36,38], the Czech Republic [37], Brazil [39] and South Korea [40]. In Poland there is a lack of diagnosis of fundamental movement skills of children in preschool and elementary school.…”

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Fundamental movement skills of six- to seven-year-old children in the first grade of elementary school: A pilot study

Korbecki¹,

Wawrzyniak²,

Rokita³

2017

BJHPA

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Open Access License:This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. abstract BackgroundThe aim of the study was to determine fundamental movement skills of elementary school first-graders and to seek whether fundamental movement skills correlate with the pupils' age and gender. Material/MethodsThe study involved students in the first grade of elementary school in Krosno. The study was conducted at the beginning of the 2015/2016 school year. A total of 98 pupils (43 girls and 55 boys) aged six and seven were tested, using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2nd Edition. ResultsThe study showed that the results of fundamental movement skills depend on the children's age and gender. Older girls achieved better results in locomotor and object control skills than six-year-old girls. The analysis revealed that boys achieved better scores than girls in the object control skills subtest. ConclusionsThe findings of this study demonstrated that the results can serve as an argument in the debate on the validity of reducing the school age in Poland. Understanding the importance of fundamental movement skills and awareness of irregularities in motor skills may help to prevent children's later school problems.

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Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency of Hong Kong Children Aged 6–9 Years

Cited by 62 publications

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A comparative study of the mastery of fundamental movement skills between different cultures

A comparative study of the mastery of fundamental movement skills between different cultures

The Development of Fundamental Movement Skills by Children Aged Six to Nine

Fundamental movement skills of six- to seven-year-old children in the first grade of elementary school: A pilot study

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