A Motor-Skills Programme to Enhance Visual Motor Integration of Selected Pre-School Learners

Autor/inn/en	Africa, Eileen K.; van Deventer, Karel J.
Titel	A Motor-Skills Programme to Enhance Visual Motor Integration of Selected Pre-School Learners
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 187 (2017) 12, S.1960-1970 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2016.1201478
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Psychomotor Skills; Visual Perception; Skill Development; Socioeconomic Status; Randomized Controlled Trials; Intervention; Perceptual Motor Coordination; Foreign Countries; Quasiexperimental Design; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Statistical Analysis; South Africa; Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Körperkoordination; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Pre-schoolers are in a window period for motor skill development. Visual-motor integration (VMI) is the foundation for academic and sport skills. Therefore, it must develop before formal schooling. This study attempted to improve VMI skills. VMI skills were measured with the "Beery-Buktenica developmental test of visual-motor integration 6th edition," and gross motor skills with the "Test of gross motor development 2nd edition." One high and one low socio-economic school was conveniently selected. Seventy-seven children were tested, 23 scored below average VMI scores, and became the sample from which an experimental (n = 12) and a control group (n = 11) were randomly selected. The experimental group participated in a 14-week intervention of two 45 min sessions per week. Participants from the low socio-economic school showed significantly lower VMI skills (p = 0.0013). More research is needed to fully determine the potential of gross motor programmes in improving VMI. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01