How teachers can assess kindergarten children's motor performance in Hong Kong

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-118

  Lam, Mei Yung ^a   Ip, Man Hing ^b   Lui, Ping Keung ^c   Koong, May Kay ^d  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Brain Foundation   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d Victoria Educational Organisation ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gross motor performance; Hong kong; Kindergarten children

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650388979     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443022000022468     Document Type: Article

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