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Marina Gonçalves Leal; José Eduardo dos Martírios Luz; Ana Kariele da Silva Santos; Cicero Luciano Alves Costa; Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira; Cassio de Miranda Meira Jr.; Giordano Marcio Gatinho Bonuzzi – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
We aimed to investigate the impact of smartphone use during intertrial intervals within a distributed practice regime on mental fatigue, performance, and learning of a balance motor skill. One hundred and thirty-six participants were randomly divided into two groups: the smartphone use group (SMARTPHONE) and the control group (CONTROL). The…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development, Motor Development, Telecommunications
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Nobre, Juliana Nogueira Pontes; Morais, Rosane Luzia De Souza; Viegas, Ângela Alves; Fernandes, Amanda Cristina; Scheidt Figueiredo, Pedro Henrique; Costa, Henrique Silveira; Peixoto, Marco Fabrício Dias; de Alcântara, Marcus Alessandro; Mendonça, Vanessa Amaral; Lacerda, Ana Cristina Rodrigues – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Preschool is a crucial period for developing motor skills. Objective: This study evaluated factors associated with motor competence in preschoolers from a Brazilian urban area. Methods: A total of 211 preschoolers (51.2% girls and 48.8% boys) were evaluated. Body mass index was calculated; the Brazilian Economic Research Criterion, the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Urban Schools
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de Oliveira, Ilana Santos; Spessato, Bárbara Coiro; Oliveira, Dayana da Silva; Lins, Romulo José César; Sarinho, Silvia Wanick – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: To examine long-term effects of a task-oriented intervention program for children with probable developmental coordination disorder in a physical education setting. Method: Sixty-nine boys and girls (7-10 years) were divided into two groups: intervention (n = 36) and control (n = 33). All children participated in physical education…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Psychomotor Skills, Intervention
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Martins, Clarice; Webster, E. Kipling; Bandeira, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro; Staiano, Amanda E. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Fundamental motor skills (FMSs) are building blocks for future movements and may vary according to cultural context. Moreover, network analysis can identify which skills contribute most to an overall set of skills. This study identified the most influential FMS in samples of U.S. and Brazil preschoolers that may contribute to a pattern of adequate…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
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Pasetto, Silmara Cristina; Barreiros, João Manuel Pardal; Corrêa, Umberto Cesar; Freudenheim, Andrea Michele – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
This study investigated the effects of visual and kinaesthetic instructional cues separately and in combination on the learning of motor skills by individuals with deafness. In addition, whether the mastery level of sign language would affect motor skill learning was also investigated. The task was dart throwing. The sample consisted of 69…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Elementary School Students, Cues
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Nobre, Francisco Salviano Sales; Valentini, Nadia Cristina; Rusidill, Mary Elizabeth – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: This study applied the Person-Process-Context-Time model based on Bioecological theory to investigate the sociocultural influences on motor skill development. Purpose: The objectives of the present study were: (a) to assess the personal resources associated with the development of motor skills of children from three different…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development, Social Influences, Cultural Influences
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Müller, Alessandra Bombarda; Saccani, Raquel; Valentini, Nadia Cristina – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Purpose: Research indicates that delayed motor development observed in the first years of life can be prevented through compensatory intervention programmes that provide proper care during this critical period of child development. Method: This study analysed the impact of a 12-week compensatory motor intervention programme on 32 babies with…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, At Risk Persons, Psychomotor Skills
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Valentini, Nadia Cristina; Pierosan, Licia; Rudisill, Mary E.; Hastie, Peter A. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Fundamental motor skill proficiency is essential for engagement in sports and physical play and in the development of a healthy lifestyle. Children with motor delays (with and without disabilities) lack the motor skills necessary to participate in games and physical activity, and tend to spend more time as onlookers than do their…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Intervention, Motor Development, Play