A Study To Determine The Effects Of A Planned Gross Motor Skill Program On The Perceptual Motor Skills Of Kindergarten Children

Author : Kathy Bryant-Stephen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book The Effects of the Preschoolers' Moving Learning Program on the Achievement of Fine and Gross Motor Skills and Kindergarten Readiness written by Kathy Bryant-Stephen and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the "Preschoolers Moving Learning Program" and its effect upon preschooler's academic achievement and kindergarten readiness. Thirty students (15 in the control group and 15 in the experimental group) from low socioeconomic status between the ages of three and five were chosen from Education Depot. The "Preschoolers Moving Learning Program," served as the independent variable, and academic achievement and kindergarten readiness served as the dependent variables. An independent t-test was used to determine any significant differences in the pretest and post-test scores of the two groups (experimental and control). This study proposed three hypotheses concerning the achievement of fine and gross motor skills with regards to the Preschoolers' Moving Learning Program (PMLP). In addition the researcher wanted to know if the PMLP had any impact on kindergarten readiness. The first hypothesis examined the relationship between children in the control group than those participating in the "Preschoolers Moving Learning Program" (PMLP). The independent t-test and ANCOVA reported that there were no significant differences found between the experimental and control group on the pretest and posttest of the total language scale as it relates to hypothesis 1. The data collected failed to indicate any differences between students who were exposed to the "Preschoolers Moving Learning Program" and those who were not, however it did show gains in each group's language development over time. The second hypothesis examined the relationship between test scores of children with better developed fine and gross motor skills than those who lacked the basic motor skills. Results from the independent t-test and ANCOVA revealed that on the gross motor skills, there were no significant differences (p>.05) found between the posttest for both groups. On the other hand, in the fine motor skill area, there were significant differences (p.05) found between the pretest and posttest for both groups in the subscale area of manual dexterity amongst groups on both the pretest and posttest. The third and final hypothesis examined the relationship between test scores of preschool boys versus girls. The results indicated that males in the control group outperformed their counterparts by 13 points and the females in the experimental group scored an astonishing 31 points above the males. The ANCOVA indicated that the covariate, gender, was not significant, [F (1, 27) = .16, p.05, F (1, 27) = .73, p>.05] between the groups from pretest to posttest on the fine and gross motor scale. An Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was also used to control for age variations. The mean for the age group 60-71 months was higher in both skill areas (fine and gross motor). There were significant differences between the age groups from pretest to posttest on both the gross [F (1, 27) = .00, p