How teachers can assess kindergarten children's motor performance in Hong Kong

How teachers can assess kindergarten children's motor performance in Hong Kong

• Lam, Mei Yung Hong Kong Institute of Education, School of Early Childhood Education
• Ip, Man Hing Hong Kong Childhealth Foundation, Hong Kong
• Lui, Ping Keung Dept. of Applied Social Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Koong, May Kay Victoria Educational Organisation, Hong Kong

Early Child Development and Care, 173(1), 109-118, 2003

Routledge

2003

• C Psychology & Learning
  • CA Perception & Motor Abilities

Early Childhood Education Foreign Countries Kindergarten Kindergarten Children Measures (Individuals) Motor Development Psychomotor Skills Sex Differences Student Evaluation Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

The present paper describes the results of a two-year project aimed at developing a motor performance test instrument for a motor performance award scheme for kindergarten children to be organized by the Hong Kong Childhealth Foundation. The subjects were 1404 K1 to K3 children, aged three years, three months to six years, ten months. A set of tests developed for Hong Kong kindergarten children was administered to measure their gross motor proficiency. Boys were superior to girls on agility and throwing. Girls performed better than boys on static balance. It was found that a marked improvement in agility was found at the age of 5.5 years. After four years of age, children's static balance also improved. As expected, young children's overall gross motor performance improved, and this was seen as being age-related. The modified set of tests for motor performance was found suitable for use in measuring gross motor performance of children participating in the award scheme for Hong Kong kindergarten children.
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Special Issue on: "Early Childhood Education in Hong Kong."

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• 03004430

• 10.1080/0300443022000022468

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2010-09-08