ERIC Number: EJ1030060
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Aug
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-336X
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Does Relative Age Influence Motor Test Performance of Fourth Grade Pupils?
Wattie, Nick; Tietjens, Maike; Schorer, Jörg; Ghanbari, Marie-Christine; Strauss, Bernd; Seidel, Ilka; Baker, Joseph
European Physical Education Review, v20 n3 p398-406 Aug 2014
The aim of the current study was to explore relative age's influence on physical and motor tests among fourth grade children (9 to 10 years) from Germany. Data from 1218 children (49% female) who had performed the German Motor Ability Test (Bös et al., 2009) were analysed. The test battery, which was comprised of physical and motor tests, included 20 m sprint, balance backwards, jumping sideways, stand and reach, push-ups, sit-ups, standing broad jump, and six-minute run. Analyses of variance only revealed statistically significant effects for height, weight, and 20 m sprint time (p < 0.01) among boys, with relatively older boys performing better than relatively younger boys. For the girls, the only significant difference between quartiles was for height (p < 0.01), with the oldest quartiles being taller than the younger quartiles. These results may have implications for statistical vs. practical significance, sampling, and how youth are evaluated in physical education classes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Tests, Statistical Analysis, Body Height, Body Weight, Performance, Physical Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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