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ERIC Number: EJ1305865
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1091-367X
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Using Process- and Product-Oriented Measures to Evaluate Changes in Motor Skills across an Intervention
Palmer, Kara K.; Stodden, David F.; Ulrich, Dale A.; Robinson, Leah E.
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, v25 n3 p273-282 2021
The purpose of this study was to: (1) determine if process- and product-oriented measures similarly evaluate changes in motor skills across an intervention; and (2) examine the relationship between preschoolers' motor skills when assessed using process-oriented and product-oriented measures before (pretest) and after (posttest) the intervention. Preschoolers (n = 65, M[subscript age] = 4.6 ± 0.42 years) completed both process- and product-oriented measures of six FMS -- run, hop, jump, catch, throw, and kick, before and after a high-autonomy motor skill intervention. Aggregate total, locomotor, and ball skills, as well as each individual skill, were examined. Children demonstrated improvements in process-oriented (p < 0.01) skills, but only improved on the product hop, throw, and kick (p < 0.001) after the intervention. Children's ranks on process- and product-oriented measures were correlated at pretest (r[subscript s] = 0.28-0.72) and posttest (r[subscript s] = 0.39-0.68). Therefore, process- and product-oriented measures assess different aspects of motor competence and do not equally evaluate intervention efficacy.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of Gross Motor Development
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R01HL132979