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Direct linkKapodistria, Loukia; Chatzopoulos, Dimitris – Research in Dance Education, 2022
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dance program on static and dynamic balance in young children (6.62 ± .65 years old). Forty-six children were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (24 children) who took part in a four-week dance program (three times a week, total 12 sessions, 45 min/session), or a control group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
Lirgg, Cathy D.; Gorman, Dean R.; Merrie, Michael D.; Hadadi, Atyh A. – Physical Educator, 2022
Many physical educators today are teaching lifetime sports, including outdoor activities such as cycling. Even though cycling is a low impact exercise that aids stamina and fitness, little is known about additional benefits in other areas including agility, balance, and explosive power. The purpose of this study was to ascertain if there are…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills
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
Deli, Eleni; Bakle, Iliana; Zachopoulou, Evridiki – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2006
The reported study aimed to identify the effects of two 10-week intervention programs on fundamental locomotor skill performance in kindergarten children. Seventy-five children with mean age 5.4 plus or minus 0.5 years participated. Experimental Group A followed a movement program, experimental Group B followed a music and movement program, and…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Play, Intervention, Physical Activities
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
