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The Effects of Two Motor Skill Interventions on Preschool Children's Object Control Skills and Their Perceived Motor Competence

Irmak, Hurmeric
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276220771

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2010, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Physical Activity and Educational Services.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two motor skill interventions on children’s object control skill performance and their perceived motor competence. Children (N=72) were mostly African American (97%) and drawn from two Head Start centers. Children (M age = 48.41 months) were randomly assigned to a motor skill intervention (MSI; n=22), a motor skill family intervention (MSFI; n=25) or a comparison group (n=25). The MSI and MSFI groups received a motor skill program consisting of 16, 30-min. sessions over 8 weeks. The MSFI group also received the addition of a series of parent-child motor activities incorporating 24 sessions over 8 weeks. The Comparison group did not receive any structured motor skill program. Prior to the interventions, children in all groups demonstrated developmental delays in OC skills and had “pretty good” perceptions about their motor competencies. A 3 Group X 2 Gender ANOVA analysis showed a non-significant group and gender differences in OC skill performance and perceived motor competence in groups at pretests. After the 8 week interventions, a 3 Group X 2 Time X 2 Gender of ANOVA with repeated measures was conducted on OC standard scores and perceived motor competence of children. The results indicated a significant Group X Time interaction for OC skills (p = .00) and perceived motor competence (p = .00) showing that Groups differed from pretest to posttest. Three separate contrasts were run to examine where the differences were reported. The MSI and the MSFI groups were significantly different from the Comparison group (p < .017), but both group were not significantly different in OC skills. The MSFI was significantly different (p < .017) from the MSI and the Comparison group in perceived motor competence. A non-significant gender differences was reported within and between the groups (p > .05) from pretest to posttest for both variables. A 3 Group X 2 Time X 2 Gender of ANOVA with repeated measures was also conducted for posttest to retention test changes in OC skill performance and perceived motor competence. The results indicated a significant Group X Time interaction for OC skills (p = .00) and perceived motor competence (p = .01) showing that Groups differed from posttest to retention test. Three separate contrasts were run to examine where the differences were reported. The MSI (p =.00) and the MSFI (p = .01) was significantly different from the Comparison group over time, but, both groups were not significantly different from posttest to retention test in OC skills. For perceived motor competence, a non-significant difference was found between the MSI and the Comparison (p =.38) and between the MSI and the MSFI (p = .54). However, the MSFI was significantly different from the Comparison group over time (p = .007). A paired sample t- test as a follow up showed a significant decrease in the MSFI (p = .002) over the time. In summary, children who were at risk improved their OC skill performance and perceived motor competence as a result of the interventions.
Jackie Goodway, PhD (Advisor)
Phillip Ward (Committee Member)
Weidong Li (Committee Member)
Patricia Owens (Committee Member)
204 p.
Physical Education
Fundamental motor skills; perceived motor competence; motor skill instruction; family involvement

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  • Irmak, H. (2010). The Effects of Two Motor Skill Interventions on Preschool Children's Object Control Skills and Their Perceived Motor Competence [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276220771

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Irmak, Hurmeric. The Effects of Two Motor Skill Interventions on Preschool Children's Object Control Skills and Their Perceived Motor Competence. 2010. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276220771.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Irmak, Hurmeric. "The Effects of Two Motor Skill Interventions on Preschool Children's Object Control Skills and Their Perceived Motor Competence." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276220771

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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