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Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in Japan
[Purpose] The purposes of this study were to assess and explore the gender-based differences in gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Japanese children. [Subjects and Methods] This cross-sectional study recruited 60 healthy 5-year-old (third-year kindergarten, i.e., nencho) children (34 boys,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5940479/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.711 |
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author | Aye, Thanda Kuramoto-Ahuja, Tsugumi Sato, Tamae Sadakiyo, Kaori Watanabe, Miyoko Maruyama, Hitoshi |
author_facet | Aye, Thanda Kuramoto-Ahuja, Tsugumi Sato, Tamae Sadakiyo, Kaori Watanabe, Miyoko Maruyama, Hitoshi |
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description | [Purpose] The purposes of this study were to assess and explore the gender-based differences in gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Japanese children. [Subjects and Methods] This cross-sectional study recruited 60 healthy 5-year-old (third-year kindergarten, i.e., nencho) children (34 boys, 26 girls) from one local private kindergarten school in Otawara city, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Gross motor skills, including six locomotor and six object control skills, were assessed using the test of gross motor development, second edition (TGMD-2). All subjects performed two trials of each gross motor skill, and the performances were video-recorded and scored. Assessment procedures were performed according to the standardized guidelines of the TGMD-2. [Results] The majority of subjects had an average level of overall gross motor skills. Girls had significantly better locomotor skills. Boys had significantly better object control skills. [Conclusion] The gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Japanese children involves gender-based differences in locomotor and object control skills. This study provided valuable information that can be used to establish normative references for the gross motor skills of 5-year-old Japanese children. |
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spelling | pubmed-59404792018-05-14 Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in Japan Aye, Thanda Kuramoto-Ahuja, Tsugumi Sato, Tamae Sadakiyo, Kaori Watanabe, Miyoko Maruyama, Hitoshi J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] The purposes of this study were to assess and explore the gender-based differences in gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Japanese children. [Subjects and Methods] This cross-sectional study recruited 60 healthy 5-year-old (third-year kindergarten, i.e., nencho) children (34 boys, 26 girls) from one local private kindergarten school in Otawara city, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Gross motor skills, including six locomotor and six object control skills, were assessed using the test of gross motor development, second edition (TGMD-2). All subjects performed two trials of each gross motor skill, and the performances were video-recorded and scored. Assessment procedures were performed according to the standardized guidelines of the TGMD-2. [Results] The majority of subjects had an average level of overall gross motor skills. Girls had significantly better locomotor skills. Boys had significantly better object control skills. [Conclusion] The gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Japanese children involves gender-based differences in locomotor and object control skills. This study provided valuable information that can be used to establish normative references for the gross motor skills of 5-year-old Japanese children. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2018-05-08 2018-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5940479/ /pubmed/29765187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.711 Text en 2018©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Original Article Aye, Thanda Kuramoto-Ahuja, Tsugumi Sato, Tamae Sadakiyo, Kaori Watanabe, Miyoko Maruyama, Hitoshi Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in Japan |
title | Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in
Japan |
title_full | Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in
Japan |
title_fullStr | Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in
Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in
Japan |
title_short | Gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in
Japan |
title_sort | gross motor skill development of kindergarten children in
japan |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5940479/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.711 |
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