Gender differences in musical aptitude, rhythmic ability and motor performance in preschool children

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-369

  Pollatou, Elisana ^a   Karadimou, Konstantina ^a   Gerodimos, Vasilios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Motor performance; Musical aptitude; Preschool children; Rhythmic ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049379561     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443042000270786     Document Type: Article

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