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- Title
DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S GROSS MOTOR SKILLS BETWEEN TWO TYPES OF PRESCHOOLS.
- Authors
CHOW, BIK C.; LOUIE, LOBO H. T.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of preschool type (public vs private) on motor skill performance in 239 (121 boys, 118 girls) preschool children ages 3 to 6.5 yr. Preschoolers were tested on 12 fundamental motor skills from the Test of Gross Motor Development-Second Edition and 11 anthropometrics (body height, weight, Body Mass Index, waist and hip girths, and body segment lengths). Analysis of variance controlled for anthropometrics and age indicated that children from private preschools performed better on locomotor skills than those from public preschools. However, no difference was found in object control skills. The results suggest that performance of locomotor skills by preschool children is affected by their schools' physical environment.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); GROSS motor ability; ANALYSIS of covariance; ANALYSIS of variance; ANTHROPOMETRY; CONFIDENCE intervals; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SCHOOL environment; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); PRIVATE sector; PUBLIC sector; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHILDREN
- Publication
Perceptual & Motor Skills, 2013, Vol 116, Issue 1, p253
- ISSN
0031-5125
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2466/25.06.10.PMS.116.1.253-261