Determining Motor Development Status of 3-10 years old Children in Ahvaz City Using TGMD-3 Test

Farzad Mohammadi,Farhad Ghadiri,Abbas Bahram,Hasan Khalaji

doi:10.15171/ijbsm.2017.26

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Introduction: The principle elements of motor development are fundamental movement skills (FMSs). The children with high levels of FMS are most likely to participate in health-related physical activities. This study aimed to determine motor development status of 3-10 year-old children in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods: The research strategy and design were descriptive-normative and cross-sectional, respectively. A total of 1600 children aged 3-10 years were chosen from 8 regions of Ahvaz using cluster-sampling. The instrument used for data-collection was Test of Gross Motor Development – third edition (TGMD-3). In order to analyze the data, multivariate and Tukey post-hoc analyses were used along with Mann-Whitney U and chi-square tests. Results: Results showed that boys, compared to girls, had better levels of performance in locomotor skills of running, horizontal jump and sliding, while girls performed galloping and skipping better than boys. In all ball skills, boys had significant higher levels of performance compared to girls., Results also revealed that in both subtests, performance enhanced with age increase. Prevalence of low motor proficiency was observed in skipping, forehand strike and overhand throw, while there was prevalence of mastery in hoping, sliding, dribble and catching. Low motor proficiency was observed for several FMSs in girls. Conclusion: Girls, compared to the boys of the same age, had lower levels of performance in all ball skills and some of locomotor skills. This result shows they are at the risk of unhealthy motor development; therefore, it is suggested that special programs and equal opportunities be prepared for them in order to enhance their motor competence in FMS.

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The principle elements of motor development are fundamental movement skills (FMSs)
Girls, compared to the boys of the same age, had lower levels of performance in all ball skills and some of locomotor skills. This result shows they are at the risk of unhealthy motor development; it is suggested that special programs and equal opportunities be prepared for them in order to enhance their motor competence in FMS
This study aimed to examine gross motor development status in [3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10] year-old children living in Ahvaz using TGMD-3

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The principle elements of motor development are fundamental movement skills (FMSs). The children with high levels of FMS are most likely to participate in health-related physical activities. Replaced physical activities.[1] This has led to the prevalent obesity all around the world.[2,3] Literature shows that obese children at age 6 are more likely to remain obese in development[5] and building blocks for complex and advanced movements.[6] These skills are usually divided into object control skills and locomotor skills.[7] Children adulthood.[4] some researchers have with higher levels of FMS competence, focused on the profile of physical activity are more likely to participate in physical in children in order to fight obesity. Research evidence has shown different factors, fundamental movement that obese and fat children have less

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