Children’s Individual Differences in the Responses to a New Method for Physical Education
Children’s fundamental movement skills (FMS) require planned and guided interventions to develop appropriately. We investigated the effect of a novel Physical Education (PE) method to develop children’s object control, locomotor skills, and motor competence. Further, we examined children’s trainabil...
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| author | Sara Pereira Carla Santos José Maia Olga Vasconcelos Eduardo Guimarães Rui Garganta Cláudio Farias Tiago V. Barreira Go Tani Peter T. Katzmarzyk Fernando Garbeloto |
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| description | Children’s fundamental movement skills (FMS) require planned and guided interventions to develop appropriately. We investigated the effect of a novel Physical Education (PE) method to develop children’s object control, locomotor skills, and motor competence. Further, we examined children’s trainability, i.e., their differential responses to the new method, and identified low and high responders to the intervention. The study lasted three months and included six to seven-year-old children in two groups: control (the current, official PE program; <i>n</i> = 38) and experimental (the new method; <i>n</i> = 52). Twelve FMS [object control (OC), locomotor (LO)] were reliably assessed using the Meu Educativo<sup>®</sup> app. Using a mixed-effects model, results showed that the experimental group experienced greater changes (<i>p</i> < 0.05) than the control group in OC and LO. Positive individual changes were more frequent with the new method, but children showed a similar pattern in their interindividual variability in both methods. There was a greater reduction in the number of children with lower proficiency in the experimental group. In sum, the new PE method proved superior to the current, official one. Individual responses to the new method showed considerable variation, highlighting the need for personalization in teaching strategies and necessary support for children with lower proficiency levels, ensuring that no child is left behind in their motor development process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd5c901f0ab84cad8ad6a812bb5b55ff2024-12-27T14:54:31ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632024-11-01121232810.3390/sports12120328Children’s Individual Differences in the Responses to a New Method for Physical EducationSara Pereira0Carla Santos1José Maia2Olga Vasconcelos3Eduardo Guimarães4Rui Garganta5Cláudio Farias6Tiago V. Barreira7Go Tani8Peter T. Katzmarzyk9Fernando Garbeloto10Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Exercise Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USAMotor Behavior Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sports, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, BrazilPennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USACentre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalChildren’s fundamental movement skills (FMS) require planned and guided interventions to develop appropriately. We investigated the effect of a novel Physical Education (PE) method to develop children’s object control, locomotor skills, and motor competence. Further, we examined children’s trainability, i.e., their differential responses to the new method, and identified low and high responders to the intervention. The study lasted three months and included six to seven-year-old children in two groups: control (the current, official PE program; <i>n</i> = 38) and experimental (the new method; <i>n</i> = 52). Twelve FMS [object control (OC), locomotor (LO)] were reliably assessed using the Meu Educativo<sup>®</sup> app. Using a mixed-effects model, results showed that the experimental group experienced greater changes (<i>p</i> < 0.05) than the control group in OC and LO. Positive individual changes were more frequent with the new method, but children showed a similar pattern in their interindividual variability in both methods. There was a greater reduction in the number of children with lower proficiency in the experimental group. In sum, the new PE method proved superior to the current, official one. Individual responses to the new method showed considerable variation, highlighting the need for personalization in teaching strategies and necessary support for children with lower proficiency levels, ensuring that no child is left behind in their motor development process.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/12/12/328childrenfundamental movement skillsassessmentindividual differences |
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| title | Children’s Individual Differences in the Responses to a New Method for Physical Education |
| title_full | Children’s Individual Differences in the Responses to a New Method for Physical Education |
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| title_short | Children’s Individual Differences in the Responses to a New Method for Physical Education |
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