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Bican, Rachel; Lowes, Linda; Alfano, Lindsay; McNally, Michael; Durbak, Emily; Pan, Xueliang; Heathcock, Jill – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Background: Spontaneous upper extremity movements in infancy provide insight on neuromotor development. Spatiotemporal kinematics have been used to evaluate typical development of reaching, a foundational motor skill in infancy. This study evaluates the relationship between spontaneous upper extremity movements, not elicited by a toy, and motor…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Kinetics, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development
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Li, Zijia; Gooden, Caroline; Toland, Michael D. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2019
This study provides preliminary evidence for reliability and validity of the Hawaii Early Learning Profile Strands 0-3 (HELP Strands 0-3), an assessment instrument for young children. First, the degree of interobserver agreement for a sample of representative HELP items was examined; results indicated that HELP scoring was dependable and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Early Childhood Education, Test Reliability
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Walk, Anne; Matsuo, Hisako; Giovanoni, Alex – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2015
The aim of the present study is to explore a variety of cognitive and social variables which are most relevant to children's linguistic success in an educational setting. The study examines kindergarten English language outcomes in classrooms containing monolingual English speaking children and bilingual children who speak English and one other…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Bilingualism
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Logan, Samuel; Robinson, Leah; Webster, E. Kipling; Barber, Laura – European Physical Education Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to describe children's engagement during two (high and low) autonomy-based climates. Twenty-five preschool children participated in a nine-week object control skill intervention. Children completed the object control subscale of the Test of Gross Motor Development 2nd Edition and the perceived physical competence…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learner Engagement, Competence, Psychomotor Skills
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Hilvano, Nestor T.; Mathis, Karen M.; Schauer, Daniel P. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2014
Engaging students in discussion and creating high impact teaching and learning practices are a challenge in every classroom. Small group discussion and poster presentations were used to solve case-based problems to highlight issues for the learner and to allow each student to demonstrate understanding and application of theory to real life…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Group Discussion, Anatomy
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Li, Weidong; Lee, Amelia M.; Solmon, Melinda – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The present study used an interaction approach to investigate how individuals' dispositions about ability as incremental or fixed (entity), manipulated learning environments, and intrinsic motivation affect persistence and performance on a challenging, novel motor skill. Seventy-two female college students who were assigned to either an…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Persistence, Questionnaires, Interaction
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Piirto, Jane; Montgomery, Diane; May, James – High Ability Studies, 2008
The differences between US (Ohio) gifted and talented high school students and South Korean gifted and talented high school students on the "Overexcitabilities Questionnaire II" (OEQ II) were investigated. The OEQ II was administered to 227 Ohio identified gifted and talented high school students (M = 88, F = 139) and to 341 high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academically Gifted, Sex, Foreign Countries