Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the mastery of gross motor skills among preschool and early elementary school obese children; and determine the differences that exist between these two groups. Methods: Instrument TGMD-2 was used to assess gross motor skill performance of all t...
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| description | Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the mastery of gross motor skills among preschool and early elementary school obese children; and determine the differences that exist between these two groups. Methods: Instrument TGMD-2 was used to assess gross motor skill performance of all the participants. Total sample size was 160; 80 obese children and 80 normal weight children. The mean age of preschool children was 4.87 (SD: 0.49), and for early elementary school children was 7.34 (SD: 0.63). The methods of analysis were one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and descriptive analysis. The alpha level of 0.05 was the criterion for all statistical significance. Results: The findings of this study revealed that there is a significant difference in gross motor skill performance between preschool obese children and early elementary school obese children. Conclusion: Obese children had lower gross motor skill proficiency compared to their normal weight peers. However, early elementary school obese children (aged between 6 and 8 years) performed poorer gross motor skills compared to preschool obese children (aged between 4 and 6 years). |
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| spelling | upm-344482015-12-15T02:07:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34448/ Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children Khalaj, Nafiseh Amri, Saidon Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the mastery of gross motor skills among preschool and early elementary school obese children; and determine the differences that exist between these two groups. Methods: Instrument TGMD-2 was used to assess gross motor skill performance of all the participants. Total sample size was 160; 80 obese children and 80 normal weight children. The mean age of preschool children was 4.87 (SD: 0.49), and for early elementary school children was 7.34 (SD: 0.63). The methods of analysis were one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and descriptive analysis. The alpha level of 0.05 was the criterion for all statistical significance. Results: The findings of this study revealed that there is a significant difference in gross motor skill performance between preschool obese children and early elementary school obese children. Conclusion: Obese children had lower gross motor skill proficiency compared to their normal weight peers. However, early elementary school obese children (aged between 6 and 8 years) performed poorer gross motor skills compared to preschool obese children (aged between 4 and 6 years). Routledge 2014 Article PeerReviewed Khalaj, Nafiseh and Amri, Saidon (2014) Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children. Early Child Development and Care, 184 (5). pp. 795-802. ISSN 0300-4430; ESSN: 1476-8275 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03004430.2013.820724 10.1080/03004430.2013.820724 |
| spellingShingle | Khalaj, Nafiseh Amri, Saidon Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
| title | Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
| title_full | Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
| title_fullStr | Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
| title_short | Mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
| title_sort | mastery of gross motor skills in preschool and early elementary school obese children |
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