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Validation of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy for Greek Children: Understanding Assessment in Response to Culture and Pedagogy
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Dania, Aspasia; Kaioglou, Vasiliki; Venetsanou, Fotini – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Physical literacy (PL) is recognized as a channel for promoting holistic learning experiences within physical education (PE). Compared to conceptual advancements made in regard to its development, PL assessment lacks empirical evidence. The purpose of this study was to culturally adapt the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy -- 2 (CAPL-2) and…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Cultural Relevance, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Reliability and Validity of Age Band 1 of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children--Second Edition
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Ellinoudis, Theodoros; Evaggelinou, Christina; Kourtessis, Thomas; Konstantinidou, Zoe; Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine specific aspects of the reliability and validity of age band 1 of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2) (Henderson, Sugden, & Barnett, 2007) in Greek preschool children. One hundred and eighty-three children participated in the study; the children ranged in age from 36 to…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Factor Analysis
Use of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency for Identifying Children with Motor Impairment
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis; Aggeloussis, Nickos; Serbezis, Vasilios; Taxildaris, Kyriakos – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
This study compared the consistency of the Short Form (SF) and the Long Form (LF) of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) in identifying preschool children with motor impairment (MI). One hundred and forty-four Greek preschool children participated (74 males, 70 females; mean age 5y 2mo [SD 5mo], range 4y 6mo-5y 6mo). Although…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Identification, Psychomotor Skills, Foreign Countries
How Can a Traditional Greek Dances Programme Affect the Motor Proficiency of Pre-School Children?
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis – Research in Dance Education, 2004
The purpose of this article is to investigate the effect of an introductory traditional Greek dances programme on the motor proficiency development of pre-school-age children. The sample of this research consisted of 66 students (36 boys and 30 girls) attending public kindergarten in Argolida prefecture (Greece), aged 4-6 years (X = 59.79 plus or…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries