ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Analysis of Motor Intervention Program on the Development of Gross Motor Skills in Preschoolers.
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- Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention Programs on Motor Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Domain-specific motor skill outcomes following a structured play-based motor intervention in preschool children: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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- Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4-5-year-old children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Gross Motor Development in Preschoolers through Conductivist and Constructivist Physical Recreational Activities: Comparative Research.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pedagogical Proposal of Tele-Exercise Based on "Square Stepping Exercise" in Preschoolers: Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Influence of a Table Tennis Physical Activity Program on the Gross Motor Development of Chinese Preschoolers of Different Sexes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the influence of a structured movement activity program on the motor development of children aged three to five years attending preschool. Participants were 136 preschool students with normative development at three to four years old who lived in the Region of Murcia (Spain). The McCarthy Children's Psychomotricity and Aptitude Scales (MSCA) battery of psychomotor tests was used to evaluate the motor development profiles of preschoolers before and after the intervention. The sample was divided into two groups: an intervention group (28 students) and a comparison group (108 students). A structured 24 week physical education program was used in the intervention group. An experiential program based on free play was used in the comparison group during the same period. Preschoolers in both groups got a significant improvement in the contrast of pre-intervention with post-intervention in limb coordination. Statistically significant differences in the post-intervention measurements between the comparison group and the intervention group on arm and leg coordination were observed, whereby the intervention group presented higher arm coordination values (
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