Actual and perceived motor competence levels of Belgian and United States preschool children

A Brian, F Bardid, LM Barnett… - Journal of Motor …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: The present study examined the motor competence of preschool children from
Belgium and the United States (US), and the influence of perceived motor competence on …

Normative values of the motor competence assessment (MCA) from 3 to 23 years of age

LP Rodrigues, C Luz, R Cordovil, P Bezerra… - Journal of science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Growing evidence of the importance of motor competence for developing a
healthy lifestyle has been established in the last decade. Nonetheless, no single instrument …

Effects of increased physical activity on motor skills and marks in physical education: an intervention study in school years 1 through 9 in Sweden

I Ericsson - Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Studies have shown that some children do not participate in sport or exercise
because they did not establish early coordination and basic motor skills while at school …

Development and validation of a model of motor competence in children and adolescents

C Luz, LP Rodrigues, G Almeida, R Cordovil - Journal of science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was aimed at developing a quantitative model to evaluate motor
competence (MC) in children and adolescents, to be applicable in research, education, and …

The relationship between motor proficiency and pedometer-determined physical activity in young children

A Kambas, M Michalopoulou… - Pediatric …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between motor proficiency and
pedometer-determined physical activity in 5–6 year-old children. Participants (n= 232) were …

[HTML][HTML] Physical education in kindergarten promotes fundamental motor skill development

AG Lemos, EL Avigo, JA Barela - Advances in Physical Education, 2012 - scirp.org
Skill development is influenced by many factors and, among many, opportunity of practice
and appropriate instruction provided by teacher might be considered as key elements but …

Identifying profiles of actual and perceived motor competence among adolescents: Associations with motivation, physical activity, and sports participation

A De Meester, J Maes, D Stodden… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The present study identified adolescents' motor competence (MC)-based profiles (eg, high
actual and low perceived MC), and accordingly investigated differences in motivation for …

Motor competence, perceived physical competence, physical fitness, and physical activity within Finnish children

T Jaakkola, M Huhtiniemi, K Salin… - … journal of medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to investigate reciprocal relationships among students' motor
competence (MC)(leaping, throwing, catching, jumping skills), perceived physical …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a tool to assess fundamental movement skills in applied settings

S Platvoet, IR Faber, M de Niet, R Kannekens… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The main aim of this study was to evaluate a new combination of test items on its practical
use as a tool for determining the fundamental movement skills performance in 6-to 10-year …

Motor assessment of preschool aged children: A preliminary investigation of the validity of the Bruininks–Oseretsky test of motor proficiency–Short form

F Venetsanou, A Kambas, N Aggeloussis… - Human movement …, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the Bruininks–Oseretsky test of motor
proficiency–short form (BOTMP-SF)[Bruininks, R.(1978). Bruininks–Oseretsky test of motor …