Journal Articles
Fundamental motor skill proficiency of Hong Kong children aged 6-9 years
- Fundamental motor skill proficiency of Hong Kong children aged 6-9 years
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- Pang, Agnes Wai Yin Dept. of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong and St. Stephen's College Preparatory School
- Fong, Daniel Tik Pui Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Research in Sports Medicine, 17(3), 125-144, 2009
- Taylor & Francis Inc.
- 2009
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Primary Education
- This study investigated the fundamental motor skill proficiency of Hong Kong children ages 6-9. Ninety-one male and 76 female Chinese students (mean age = 7.6 years) from six local primary schools in Hong Kong participated in this study. The Test of Gross Motor Development-Second Edition (TGMD-2) was administrated to assess the mastery of gross motor skills by an experienced physical education instructor. The performance was videotaped, and it was rated by the same physical education instructor again (1 week apart) to show the reliability (0.88-0.97). Results showed that the participants were in general superior to the normative samples from the TGMD-2 manual, scoring a gross motor quotient (GMQ) of 56.8-80.9. Overall, 24% of the participants were rated as superior, 36% as above average, 47% as average, and 2% as below average. Excellent proficiency (>80% in every subitem) was observed in running, galloping, leaping, sliding, catching, and throwing skills. In comparing the results with other studies, we found that the participants were superior to the data reported in previous studies in United States, Brazil, and Australia. This study added valuable information to the establishment of a worldwide normative reference for the comparison of future studies in other countries.[Copyright of Research in Sports Medicine is the property of Taylor & Francis Inc.. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438620902897516]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 15438627
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/200de708
- 2010-11-28
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