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Tracking of Gross Motor Coordination from Childhood into Adolescence
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Lima, Rodrigo Antunes; Bugge, Anna; Pfeiffer, Karin Allor; Andersen, Lars Bo – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze tracking and stability of motor coordination in children from age 6 years to ages 9 and 13 years. Method: Data were from the Copenhagen School Child Intervention Study. Motor coordination (MC) was measured using the körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) test. The crude performance score on every…
Descriptors: Perceptual Motor Coordination, Children, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents
The Relationship between Motor Skill Proficiency and Body Mass Index in Children with and without Dyslexia: A Pilot Study
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Logan, S. Wood; Getchell, Nancy – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
The purpose of this study was twofold. First, the authors wanted to examine the associations of motor proficiency and body composition in children with and without dyslexia. They hypothesized there would be a negative relationship between body composition (measured by body mass index [BMI]) and motor proficiency (measured by MABC [Movement…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Dyslexia, Correlation, Psychomotor Skills
Comparison of Sprint and Run Times with Performance on the Wingate Anaerobic Test.
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Tharp, Gerald D.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1985
Male volunteers were studied to examine the relationship between the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) and sprint-run times and to determine the influence of age and weight. Results indicate the WAnT is a moderate predictor of dash and run times but becomes a stronger predictor when adjusted for body weight. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System