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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"Motor ability."”.
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A Cross-Comparison of the Contributions of Obstacle Course Training and Extended Motor Ability Development to Physical Fitness and Motor Ability
… measured the changes in physical fitness and motor ability that occurred among comparable groups who participated in two different physical education programs. Specifically the study determined what changes in physical fitness and motor ability development occurred among sophomore boys at …
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A Comparison of Muscle Tension and General Motor Ability
… rotation of the lower extremities, and a general motor ability test; and (2) to determine the relationship between muscular tension as evidenced by hip flexion and a general motor ability test.
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A study of the relationship between hand preference and motor ability in secondary school pupils
… in secondary school subjects which require motor ability. This problem came to the attention of the writer after he had examined the pre- vious writings in the general field of inquiry. It was found that mich of the material contained in these earlier studies had to do with the probable …
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An assessment of the motor ability of learners in the foundation phase of primary school education
The development of gross motor skills is a process of maturity in movement proficiency, which is fulfilled by the age of eight years. The purpose of this study was to examine the contributions of age, gender and physical activity on the levels of motor proficiency in learners. The subjects (N=366) …
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The relationships among perceptual style, perceptual motor ability, and the acquisition of a complex biplanar motor skill
… dependency levels, performance on a non-locomotor balancing task both sighted and blindforded, and the acquisition of a complex biplanar motor skill. The participants for this investigation were young (ages 9-17) female gymnasts (n = 17) who had all received at least one year of gymnastics …
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The Effects of Motor Ability Grouping in Physical Education on the Improvement of Physical Fitness and Certain Game Skills
… purpose of this study to evaluate the effects of motor ability grouping in physical education on the improvement of physical fitness and certain game skills. The subjects were boys in the eighth and ninth grades at Baker Junior High School in Tacoma, Washington.
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Physical performance and attitude levels for college women on selected tests of physical fitness, motor ability, attitudes and anthropometric measures
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1957
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The effect of a reflex replication program on retained primary reflexes, motor coordination, vocabulary, visual motor ability and rapid naming in preprimary aged children
… Neck Reflex (ATNR), the cause of significant motor difficulties, in a sample of approximately 200 preprimary children in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia using the Schilder Neurological Test which is one of the standard neurological tests to determine the presence of this reflex …
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Visuomotor adaptation in young adults with and without motor difficulties
… Coordination Disorders (DCD) have shown motor learning deficits in visuomotor adaptation tasks, and the failure of detecting errors seems to be the key that impedes motor learning. Recent studies suggested that presenting larger feedback improves the rate and extent of motor learning in …
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The Effect of a Corrective Exercise Program on Ninth Grade Boys with Foot Deviations
… foot deviations and their performance on a motor ability test battery.
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The Use of Habituation to Investigate Basic Level and Superordinate Level Categorization in Cerebral Palsied Infants
… to evaluate because of the infants' impaired motor ability. The present study overcame this difficulty by using a modified habituation paradigm. This procedure requires a minimum amount of movement from the infant, yet allows for indepedent assessments of Attention Getting, as measured by the …
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An evaluation of the impact of an individualized motor activity program for learning disabled elementary school children
… was to evaluate the impact of an individualized motor activity program on the level of motor development, perceptual-motor development, physical fitness, self-concept, and academic achievement of learning disabled elementary school children. The participants for this investigation were learning …
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Voxel-Based Lesion Symptom Mapping as a Predictor of Motor Impairment after Stroke
… analysis was utilized to predict degree of motor impairment based on lesion location. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was used to collect T1 weighted structural images of lesions in 11 participants who suffered primarily left hemisphere damage due to stroke. Assessments from the Lower …
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Altered motor control, posture and the Pilates method of exercise prescription
… were a comparison between modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaires (one of the standard pain instruments) completed pre and post program and frequency, intensity and duration of low back pain. The outcome measure of the second dependent variable, efficiency of load transfer through the pelvis …
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Pre-performance Routines and Rhythm: A Comparative Study
1 PDF file (57 leaves)
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The role of rhythm step on pro-agility test performance in Division I football players
1 PDF file (viii, 47 pages)
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Language in the context of motor activity: Gross and fine motor differences.
… model which predicts that a child's level of motor development may influence speech produced by both parents and child and subsequently the language acquisition style the child will develop. Subjects were eight boys and eight girls, and their mothers. Mothers were given the Motor Skills Domain …
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Teachers’ perceptions of physical education for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at a special needs primary school within the Cape Winelands District
… many developmental challenges, including poor motor skills, low concentration, weak memory and poor academic performance. These difficulties affect their learning and overall well-being, highlighting the importance of exploring physical education as a potential intervention to support their …
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