This cross-sectional study examined fundamental movement skill competency among deprived preschool children in Northwest England and explored sex differences. A total of 168 preschool children (ages 3-5 yr.) were included in the study. Twelve skills were assessed using the Children's Activity and Movement in Preschool Motor Skills Protocol and video analysis. Sex differences were explored at th...

This study examined the psychometric properties (i.e., reliability and validity) of Digital Scale Perceived Motor Competence (DSPMC) in preschool-aged children. One hundred eighteen children (Mage = 4.5) completed Study 1 on internal consistency test-retest reliability, 87 2 construct validity. results support that DSPMC demonstrates an acceptable at both initial (α 0.78) retest 0.75) good (ICC...

Children with low motor competence (LMC) are less able to participate fully in many sports and recreational activities typically enjoyed by their well-coordinated peers. Poor fitness outcomes have been reported for these children, although previous studies have not tracked these outcomes over time. In this study, 19 children (8 girls and 11 boys) with LMC aged between 5 and 7years were matched ...

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale for measuring perceived motor competence of children in the water (also known as aquatic perceived competence). One hundred boys and girls four and five years old took part in the study and were given a picture questionnaire featuring a series of images of children engaged in a variety of water tasks. Factor analyses were conducted to te...

background and purpose: clinical competence has four essential components: knowledge , physical exam , problem solving and communication skill .the communication skill isn’t an optional extra in medical training but it is a core clinical skill. this study is performed in order to determine whether communication skill training for internal medicine and infectious disease residents improves their...

objectives: developmental coordination disorder (dcd) is a motor skill disorder which impacts upon a child, s ability to perform age-appropriate activity of daily living and academic performance. they have problems in gross & fine motors, their upper limb coordination are impaired, too. in this way, we decided to compare motors skills with botmp test in children with dcd and their normal peers....