Actual and perceived motor competence in children with motor coordination difficulties: Effect of a movement-based intervention

Background: The present study analyses the effect of a Movement-Based Intervention to improve Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder aged four and six years.Methods and procedures: A longitudinal pre-experimental study was designed with me...

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Autores: Sánchez Matas, Yolanda, Rudd , James R, Hernández Martínez, Andrea, Gutiérrez Díaz del Campo, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/40496
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104797
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/redevdis
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/40496
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Actual motor competence
Developmental coordination disorder
Early childhood education
Moved-based intervention
Perceived motor competence
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Sumario:Background: The present study analyses the effect of a Movement-Based Intervention to improve Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder aged four and six years.Methods and procedures: A longitudinal pre-experimental study was designed with measurements conducted at pre-test, post-test and follow-up (after 5 months without intervention). The group, composed of children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder or low motor competence, consisted of 57 participants, and the duration of a Movement-Based Intervention was 27 sessions allocated in nine weeks.Outcomes and results: Actual Motor Competence was evaluated with the Movement Assessment Battery for School children and Perceived Motor Competence with Pictorial Scale of Perceived Motor Skill Competence for Children. The results showed significant improvements in both study variables (Actual Motor Competence and Perceived Motor Competence), both at post-test and follow-up, five months after the end of the intervention.In conclusion, a Movement-based Intervention is effective in improving Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in the participants of this research, children with low motor competence or probable Developmental Coordination Disorder.