Can Norms Developed in One Country Be Applicable to Children of Another Country?

Autor/in	Lam, Hazel Mei Yung
Titel	Can Norms Developed in One Country Be Applicable to Children of Another Country?
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33 (2008) 4, S.17-24 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Norms; Foreign Countries; Motor Development; Psychomotor Skills; Media Adaptation; Kindergarten; Preschool Children; Physical Activity Level; Physical Fitness; Item Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Normwert; Ausland; Motorische Entwicklung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Medienverwendung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Leistungsfähigkeit; Itemanalyse; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Hongkong
Abstract	The primary aim this study was to investigate whether a gross motor proficiency norm developed in one country could be applied to young children in another country. The secondary aim of the study was to assess the gross motor proficiency of Hong Kong preschoolers aged five years. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) (subtests 1 to 5) was used to test the gross motor proficiency of 242 children aged approximately five (four years, six months-5 years, 5 months) years. The gross motor proficiency of the young children was measured in terms of their performance on running speed and agility, balance, bilateral coordination, strength and upper-limb coordination (subtests 1 to 5 of BOTMP). The results indicated that Hong Kong children at five years were significantly better than the BOTMP norms in all test items except running speed and agility performance. Hence, norms developed in one country might not be applicable to children of other countries. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Early Childhood Australia. P.O. Box 7105, Watson, ACT 2602, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6242-1800; Fax: +61-2-6242-1818; e-mail: publishing@earlychildhood.org.au; Web site: http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10