The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) was used to assess the fundamental motor skills of 91 girls and 110 boys aged 4 to 18 years who attended two schools for students who are deaf. Average hearing loss, determined by better ear average, was 96.94 dB (SD = 14.40 dB). Modifications to the procedures for administering the TGMD included visual demonstrations and the use of signing to communic...

This study was set to determine the relationship between Body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (BF) and fundamental movement skills of eight-year-old children. Seventy-three (36 boys, 37 girls) second grade children were included in the testing. Weight, height, triceps and calf skinfolds were measured for BMI and BF assessment. Two different approach fundamental movement skills tests we...

We aimed to calculate interrater reliability of the Test Gross Motor Development—Third Edition (TGMD-3) after raters reached a consensus regarding measurement criteria. Three measured fundamental movement skills 25 children on TGMD-3 at two different times: (a) once when simply following criteria in manual and (b) 9-month washout period, raters’ building for each skill. After calculating compar...

The purpose of the study was to develop a valid and reliable tool for use in assessing motor skills in preschool children in field based settings. The development of the CHAMPS (Children’s Activity and Movement in Preschool Study) Motor Skills Protocol (CMSP) included evidence of its reliability and validity for use in field-based environments as part of large epidemiological studies. Following...

Introduction: Movement competence is defined as the development of sufficient skill and ability to assure successful performance in a variety of physical activities. Minor motor delays and/or low movement competence in childhood lead to low participation in physical activity, with consequent increased risk of obesity, cardiorespiratory and mental health outcomes [1]. Despite a high global atten...

This study investigated the fundamental motor skill proficiency of Hong Kong children aged 6-9. Ninety-one and 76 Chinese male and female students (mean age = 7.6 years) from six local primary schools in Hong Kong participated in this study. The Test of Gross Motor Development – Second Edition (TGMD-2) was administrated to assess the mastery of gross motor skills by an experienced physical educ...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were a) to develop a physical activity program for nursery schools, and b) to evaluate the effects of this program on fundamental movement skills of preschool age children in Iran. METHODS In this quasi-experimental study 147 children from five nursery schools in five different cities in Iran were enrolled. A physical activity program was developed for n...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Kindergarten children in Myanmar. [Subjects and Methods] Total 472 healthy Kindergarten children (237 males, 235 females) of 2016-2017 academic year from four schools in urban area and four schools in rural area of Myanmar were recruited. The gross motor skill development of all subjects was asses...

Inadequately adopted fundamental movement skills (FMS) in early childhood may have a negative impact on the motor performance in later life (Gallahue and Ozmun, 2005). The need for an efficient FMS testing in Physical Education was recognized. The aim of this paper was to construct and validate a new FMS test for 8 year old children. Ninety-five 8 year old children were used for the testing. A ...

Aim: The objective of the research is to identify most common Outcome Measure Tools used in telerehabilitation by Filipino pediatric physical therapists. Methods: a quantitative descriptive study with two phases. Phase I validation and pilot testing an adapted questionnaire. A panel three experts rated questionnaire's items using Likert scale; afterward, content validity index was determined. I...