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Assessment and Pedagogical Implications of Young Children's Psychomotor Development in Greek Kindergarten Schools
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Zaragas, Harilaos K.; Pliogou, Vassiliki – Education 3-13, 2020
The purpose of this study was to observe record and evaluate the psychomotor development and its relationship to children's gender and age on attending public and private kindergartens in Greece. The sample consisted of 898 children (487 boys' 54% and 411 girls 46%) aged 64 ± 9 months from 64 kindergarten schools. A set of 18 MOT tests Zimmer and…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Kindergarten, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries
Effects of Creative Dance on Proprioception, Rhythm and Balance of Preschool Children
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Chatzopoulos, Dimitris; Doganis, George; Kollias, Iraklis – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of creative dance on proprioception, rhythm and static balance in preschool children. The treatment group consisted of 32 preschool children which took part in a creative dance programme that lasted 2 months (twice a week), while the control group (30 preschool children) participated in an…
Descriptors: Creativity, Preschool Children, Dance Education, Psychomotor Skills
Comparative Study of Motor Performance of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Reaction Time, Visual-Motor Control and Upper Limb Speed and Dexterity Abilities
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Gkouvatzi, Anastasia N.; Mantis, Konstantinos; Kambas, Antonis – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
Using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test the motor performance of 34 deaf--hard-of-hearing pupils, 6-14 year, was evaluated in reaction time, visual-motor control and upper limb speed and dexterity. The two-way ANOVA variance analysis for two independent variables, group, age, and the Post Hoc (Scheffe test) for multiple comparisons were used. The…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Inclusive Schools, Intervention, Reaction Time
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