A pilot study on the gross motor proficiency of Hong Kong preschoolers aged 5 to 6 years
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2001
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Lam, H.M.Y.
Schiller, W.
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Early Child Development and Care : ECDC, 2001; 171(1):11-20
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Over the past two decades children's fitness levels may have declined (Ross and Pate, 1987; Ignico, 1990; Leung, 1995). Currently, attention is being directed to young children's gross motor performance, assessment procedures and program planning issues. This paper will present findings of a study which investigates the gross motor proficiency of young children in Hong Kong. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Subtests 1-5) was used to assess the gross motor proficiency of 320 children aged 5 to 6 years. Gross motor proficiency was measured in terms of their performance on running speed and agility, balance, bilateral coordination, strength and upper-limb coordination.
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Copyright 2001 OPA (Overseas Publishers Association) N.V.