Reinvest to assess: advancing approaches to motor competence measurement across the lifespan

RM Hulteen, B Terlizzi, TC Abrams, RS Sacko… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Measurement of motor competence is a vital process to advancing knowledge in the field of
motor development. As motor competence is being more widely linked to research in other …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-level meta-analysis of physical activity interventions during childhood: Effects of physical activity on cognition and academic achievement

F Vasilopoulos, H Jeffrey, Y Wu… - Educational Psychology …, 2023 - Springer
There is evidence that physical activity positively influences cognition and academic
outcomes in childhood. This systematic review used a three-level meta-analytic approach …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of Motor competence on broader aspects of Health: a systematic review of the Longitudinal associations between Motor competence and …

PJ Hill, MA Mcnarry, KA Mackintosh, MA Murray… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Motor competence has important developmental associations with aspects of
physical health, but there has been no synthesis of longitudinal associations with cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-level meta-analysis of whether fostering creativity during physical activity interventions increases their impact on cognitive and academic outcomes …

F Vasilopoulos, H Jeffrey, Y Wu, I Dumontheil - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Neuroplasticity research supports the idea that varied practice and new environments
promote cognitive engagement and enhance learning. Expanding on a meta-analysis of the …

[HTML][HTML] A positive association between working memory capacity and human creativity: A meta-analytic evidence

Z Gong, K Miao, X Liu, M Luo, Y Yu, Z Chen - Journal of Intelligence, 2023 - mdpi.com
Creativity serves as a fountain for social and scientific development. As one of the most
crucial human capabilities, creativity has been believed to be supported by the core …

Step-by-step to more creativity: The number of steps in everyday life is related to creative ideation performance.

C Rominger, A Fink, B Weber, M Benedek… - American …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Research indicated an association of acute and chronic physical activity with creative
ideation performance. However, no study to date applied ecologically valid ambulatory …

Everyone is welcome under the big top: a multiple case study on circus arts instruction in physical education

MA C Bortoleto, JJ Ross, N Houser… - Physical Education and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study aimed to explore the implementation and impact of circus arts instruction
in physical education (PE) classes through a multiple case study design. Data …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting Children's Psychomotor Development with Multi-Teaching Didactics

PL Invernizzi, G Signorini, M Rigon, A Larion… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This group randomized control trial examined the dose-response effect of varied
combinations of linear and nonlinear pedagogy (enriched physical education with specific …

Associations of physical activity dose and movement quality with executive functions in socioeconomically disadvantaged children aged 5–6 years

L O'Callaghan, L Foweather, M Crotti, L Oppici… - Psychology of sport and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Growing up in areas of high deprivation can negatively impact children's
movement behaviours and cognitive development. Enhancing the quantity and quality of …

Examining the relationship between teachers' attitudes toward risky play and children's motor creativity skills

NH Karaca, H Uzun, MO Göle, R Aydoğuş - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to reveal the relationship between teachers' perceptions of risky play and
children's motor creativity skills. To achieve this objective, the study group constituted of 537 …