Many natural decisions contain an element of skill. Modern conceptions of the skill component include control (Goodie, 2003) and competence (Heath & Tversky, 1991). The control hypothesis states that a task’s skill component (the sensitivity of the task to skill) affects decision making; the competence hypothesis states decision making is affected only if the participant possesses the skill. Th...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to provide an update of the evidence on the efficacy of gross motor development interventions in young children (0-5 years) from 2007 to 2015. METHODS Searches were conducted of six electronic databases: PUBMED, Medline (Ovid), ERIC (Ebsco), Embase, SCOPUS and Psychinfo. Studies included any childcare-based, preschool-based, home-based, or community-b...

298 Jacqueline D. Goodway is with the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 43210. E-mail: [email protected]. Heather Crowe is with Towson University, Department of Kinesiology, Towson, MD 21252. Phillip Ward is with the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Effects of Motor...

BACKGROUND Movement skill competence (e.g. the ability to throw, run and kick) is a potentially important physical activity determinant. However, little is known about the long-term impact of interventions to improve movement skills in early childhood. This study aimed to determine whether intervention preschool children were still more skill proficient than controls three years after a 10 mont...

introduction: human hands are efficient tools to do fine works, game, and routine activities, which are of greater consideration in students with special needs, including hearing-impaired students. materials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed by cross-sectional method on 32 hearing-impaired students with age average of 8.43 years old in hamedan in the academic years 20...

Stodden and Langendorfer are with the Dept. of Kinesiology, and Roberton is Professor Emeritus, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403. Goodway is with the Dept. of Sport and Exercise Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210. Rudisill is with the Dept. of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849. Garcia and Garcia are with the Dept. of Kinesiology and Ph...

OBJECTIVE To assess perceived motor competence, social competence, self-worth, health-related quality of life, and actual motor performancein 8-year-old survivors of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). METHODS In a prospective nationwide study, 135 children completed the extended version of the "athletic competence" domain of the Self Perception Profile for Children (SPPC) ca...