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ArticleBMC public health2023

The fus test: a promising tool for evaluating fundamental motor skills in children and adolescents.

Hubert Makaruk, Jared M Porter, E Kipling Webster, Beata Makaruk, Anna Bodasińska, Janusz Zieliński, Paweł Tomaszewski, Marta Nogal, Paulina Szyszka, Marcin Starzak and 8 more

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hubert MakarukFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. hubert.makaruk@awf.edu.pl.
Jared M PorterDepartment of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
E Kipling WebsterDepartment of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
Beata MakarukFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Anna BodasińskaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Janusz ZielińskiFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paweł TomaszewskiFaculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marta NogalFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paulina SzyszkaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin StarzakFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin ŚliwaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał BanaśFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał BiegajłoFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Agata ChaliburdaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Dariusz GierczukFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Bogusz SucheckiFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Bartosz MolikFaculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Jerzy SadowskiFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw · PLUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are essential for enjoyable, confident and skillful participation in physical activity across the lifespan. Due to the alarming low level of FMS proficiency in children and adolescents worldwide, the development of motor competency is an urgent issue for physical education. The promotion and implementation of a systematic process of teaching and learning FMS should be a physical education priority. Accordingly, effective assessment tools for evaluating FMS should be adopted or developed. Because FMS assessment for both children and adolescents need further effective solutions, the primary aim of this study was to develop the new age-related test of FMS (Fundamental Motor Skills in Sport test, in Polish: Test Fundamentalnych Umiejętności Ruchowych w Sporcie, FUS). The secondary aim of this study was to establish validity and inter-rater, intra-rater, test-retest reliabilities and internal consistency of the FUS test. The FUS test involves six sport skill-based tasks: hurdling, jumping rope, forward roll, ball bouncing, throwing and catching a ball, and kicking and stopping a ball. Two hundred sixty-four Polish students in grades 1-3 (7-9 yrs; n = 81), 4-6 (10-12 yrs; n = 89) and 7-8 (13-14 yrs; n = 94), including 139 girls and 125 boys completed the FUS test. The content validity index for all items was notably high. Both inter-rater and intra-rater reliability showed substantial to almost perfect agreement, with observed agreements for FUS skills between 78.5 and 93.1%. Ball bouncing had a moderate correlation with the forward roll and throwing and catching, while other correlations were low or insignificant. ICC values, ranging from 0.95 to 0.97, confirmed excellent test-retest reliability. The results of our study provide evidence that the FUS test is valid, reliable, and feasible to administer in school settings. Therefore, this tool test has the potential to support deliberate practice and improve motor competence by providing a standardized and structured approach to measuring FMS among school-aged children and adolescents.

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Motor SkillsSportsAdolescentChildExerciseFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsStudentsFundamental movement skillsMotor competencePhysical activityPhysical education

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PMCPMC10548572
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