A physical education program based upon an obstacle course positively affects motor competence in 6- to 7-year-old children : a pilot study
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- Elly van Hyfte (UGent) , Sien Vercruysse (UGent) , Griet Warlop (UGent) and Matthieu Lenoir (UGent)
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- Purpose: To investigate the effect of an obstacle course based physical education program, designed according to contemporary insights on motor learning, on motor competence (MC) of 6-to 7-year-old Flemish children. Method: Pupils from 16 primary schools were randomly allocated to either control (n = 173, 50.3% boys) or intervention group (n = 182, 54.9% boys). MC, assessed with the Korperkoordinationtest fur Kinder (KTK), was analyzed with a 2 (Gender, girls vs. boys) x 2 (Group: INT vs. CON) x 3 (Time: pre vs. inter vs. post) Repeated Measures ANOVA. Results: The MC in the intervention group improved more compared with the control group (Timex Group interaction, p < .001). Moreover, a shift to a more favorable MC classification is seen for all children in intervention group. Conclusion: The results underline the potential value of an obstacle course based PE program based and provide a gateway for optimization of the current PE programs.
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- motor learning, fundamental movement skills, PE lessons, intervention, primary school
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8726687
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- van Hyfte, Elly, et al. “A Physical Education Program Based upon an Obstacle Course Positively Affects Motor Competence in 6- to 7-Year-Old Children : A Pilot Study.” JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, vol. 41, no. 4, 2022, pp. 610–21, doi:10.1123/jtpe.2021-0065.
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- van Hyfte, E., Vercruysse, S., Warlop, G., & Lenoir, M. (2022). A physical education program based upon an obstacle course positively affects motor competence in 6- to 7-year-old children : a pilot study. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 41(4), 610–621. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2021-0065
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- Hyfte, Elly van, Sien Vercruysse, Griet Warlop, and Matthieu Lenoir. 2022. “A Physical Education Program Based upon an Obstacle Course Positively Affects Motor Competence in 6- to 7-Year-Old Children : A Pilot Study.” JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 41 (4): 610–21. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2021-0065.
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- van Hyfte, Elly, Sien Vercruysse, Griet Warlop, and Matthieu Lenoir. 2022. “A Physical Education Program Based upon an Obstacle Course Positively Affects Motor Competence in 6- to 7-Year-Old Children : A Pilot Study.” JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 41 (4): 610–621. doi:10.1123/jtpe.2021-0065.
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- 1.van Hyfte E, Vercruysse S, Warlop G, Lenoir M. A physical education program based upon an obstacle course positively affects motor competence in 6- to 7-year-old children : a pilot study. JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION. 2022;41(4):610–21.
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- [1]E. van Hyfte, S. Vercruysse, G. Warlop, and M. Lenoir, “A physical education program based upon an obstacle course positively affects motor competence in 6- to 7-year-old children : a pilot study,” JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 610–621, 2022.
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author = {{van Hyfte, Elly and Vercruysse, Sien and Warlop, Griet and Lenoir, Matthieu}},
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journal = {{JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION}},
keywords = {{motor learning,fundamental movement skills,PE lessons,intervention,primary school}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{4}},
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title = {{A physical education program based upon an obstacle course positively affects motor competence in 6- to 7-year-old children : a pilot study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2021-0065}},
volume = {{41}},
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