Does the Animal Fun program improve motor performance in children aged 4-6years?

Human Movement Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1086-1096

  Piek, J P ^a,b   McLaren, S ^a,b   Kane, R ^a,b   Jensen, L ^a,b   Dender, A ^a,b   Roberts, C ^a,b   Rooney, R ^a,b   Packer, T ^a,b,c   Straker, L ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motor performance; Movement intervention; Pre school children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUININKS OSERETSKY TEST OF MOTOR PROFICIENCY; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; IMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMS THEORY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SYSTEMS THEORY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84889596348     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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