The relation between cognitive and motor performance and their relevance for children's transition to school: A latent variable approach

Human Movement Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 284-297

  Roebers, Claudia M ^a   Röthlisberger, Marianne ^a   Neuenschwander, Regula ^a   Cimeli, Patrizia ^a   Michel, Eva ^a   Jäger, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Cognitive performance; Executive function; Fine motor skills; Motor control; School readiness

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FINE MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR CONTROL; SCHOOL READINESS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84894494355     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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