The Effect of a 10-Week Physical Activity Programme on Fundamental Movement Skills in 3-4-Year-Old Children within Early Childhood Education Centres.
dc.citation.issue | 6 | |
dc.citation.volume | 8 | |
dc.contributor.author | Ali A | |
dc.contributor.author | McLachlan C | |
dc.contributor.author | Mugridge O | |
dc.contributor.author | McLaughlin T | |
dc.contributor.author | Conlon C | |
dc.contributor.author | Clarke L | |
dc.contributor.editor | Delisle Nyström C | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Switzerland | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-18T02:36:47Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-04T01:41:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-24 | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-18T02:36:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-04T01:41:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-06 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-08-18T02:24:38Z | |
dc.description | Copyright: © 2021 by the authors | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a 10-week physical activity (PA) programme, in early childhood education (ECE) settings, on 3 and 4-year-old children's fundamental movement skills (FMS). A further aim was to examine FMS three-months post-intervention. The PA instructors delivered one 45 min session/week over 10 weeks, to 3- and 4-year-old children (n = 46), across four ECE centres. These sessions involved participation from ECE teachers. Children in the control group (CON; n = 20) received no PA classes and completed pre- and post-intervention assessments only. Locomotor (e.g., running/hopping) and object-control (e.g., kicking/throwing) skills were assessed using the Test for Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2), before and after the intervention and, for the intervention group (EXP), at 3 months. Locomotor and object-control skills significantly improved in the EXP group, with typically no change in the CON group. The EXP group's locomotor and object-control skills were maintained at 3 months. The 10-week PA intervention successfully improved 3- and 4-year-old children's FMS. | |
dc.description.confidential | false | |
dc.edition.edition | June 2021 | |
dc.format.extent | 440- | |
dc.identifier | ARTN 440 | |
dc.identifier | children8060440 | |
dc.identifier | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34073725 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ali A, McLachlan C, Mugridge O, McLaughlin T, Conlon C, Clarke L. (2021). The Effect of a 10-Week Physical Activity Programme on Fundamental Movement Skills in 3-4-Year-Old Children within Early Childhood Education Centres.. Children (Basel). 8. 6. (pp. 440-). | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/children8060440 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2227-9067 | |
dc.identifier.elements-type | journal-article | |
dc.identifier.harvested | Massey_Dark | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2227-9067 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10179/19980 | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) | |
dc.publisher.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/6/440 | |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Children (Basel) | |
dc.rights | CC BY | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | motor skills | |
dc.subject | physical activity | |
dc.subject | physical education | |
dc.subject | pre-school | |
dc.subject | test of gross motor development | |
dc.title | The Effect of a 10-Week Physical Activity Programme on Fundamental Movement Skills in 3-4-Year-Old Children within Early Childhood Education Centres. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
pubs.elements-id | 445983 | |
pubs.organisational-group | Other |
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