[Home ] [Archive]   [ فارسی ]  
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Registration::
Contact us::
Site Facilities::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
rss
UniRSS
..
:: Volume 35, Issue 4 (3-2020) ::
QJOE 2020, 35(4): 31-50 Back to browse issues page
Improving 3-6-Year-Old Children’s Motor Skills through Roopa, a Play-based Educational Program
H. Kordi, Ph.D. , F. Zoghi Ganjalikhaani
Abstract:   (4236 Views)
Children at the ages of 3-6 years are within a golden period of motor development, and as such having an appropriate program could help them benefit more from this period. One such a program is a domestically developed one called Roopa which is play-based. To assess the effectiveness of this program an accidental sample of 210 boys and girls was randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control. The experimental group went through the Roopa program, while the other group had the regular program. Denver Test II was used to assess the two groups’ motor skills before, after the program which lasted one academic year, and as a follow up three months after the program. Statistical analyses of the data revealed a significant and lasting improvement of the said skills among the experimental group. Thus it is suggested that such programs be used for this age group.
Keywords: basic motor skills, child, play, Roopa Program
Full-Text [PDF 1498 kb]   (3392 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2018/01/1 | Accepted: 2018/12/20 | Published: 2020/03/10

 


References
1. Get persistent links for your reference list or bibliography. Copy and paste the list, we’ll match with our metadata and return the links. Members may also deposit reference lists here too. Barbosa, S. C., & Oliveira, A. R. D. (2016). Physical activity of preschool children: A review. Physiother Rehabil, 1(111), doi:10.4172/2573-0312.1000111. [DOI:10.4172/2573-0312.1000111]
2. Bricker, D. (1998). An activity-based approach to early intervention. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
3. Catenassi, F. Z., Marques, I., Bastos, C. B., Basso, L., Ronque, E. R. V., & Gerage, A. M. (2007). Relationship between body mass index and gross motor skill in four to six year-old children. Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, 13(4), 227-230.‏ [DOI:10.1590/S1517-86922007000400003]
4. Elkind, D., & Whitehurst, G. J. (2001). Young Einsteins. Much too early: Much too late. Education Matters, 1(2), 8-21.
5. Fernández-Oliveras, A., & Oliveras, M. L. (2015). Conceptions of science, mathematics, and education of prospective kindergarten teachers in a play-based training. International Journal on Advances in Education Research, 2(1), 37-48.‏
6. Gallahue, D. L., & Ozmun, J. C. (1998). Understanding motor development: Infants, children, adolescents, adults. Boston: McGraw-Hill.‏
7. Goodway, J. D., & Branta, C. F. (2003). Influence of a motor skill intervention on fundamental motor skill development of disadvantaged preschool children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 74(1), 36-46.‏ [DOI:10.1080/02701367.2003.10609062]
8. Hanline, M. F. (1999). Developing a preschool play-based curriculum. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 46(3), 289-305.‏ [DOI:10.1080/103491299100515]
9. Haywood, K. M., Roberton, M. A., & Getchell, N. (2012). Advanced analysis of motor development. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, Inc.‏ [DOI:10.5040/9781492595151]
10. Kordi, H., Rad, K. S., Rad, K. S., & Rad, J. S. (2017). Roopa Language and Movement Integrative Program: A biological perspective on child education. International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 3(2), 36-42.‏
11. Kreichauf, S., Wildgruber, A., Krombholz, H., Gibson, E. L., Vögele, C., Nixon, C. A. ... ToyBox-study group. (2012). Critical narrative review to identify educational strategies promoting physical activity in preschool. Obesity Reviews, 13(S1), 96-105.‏ [DOI:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00973.x]
12. Krombholz, H.(2005). Bewegungsförderung im kindergarten. Ein Modellversuch. Schorndorf: Hofmann.
13. Lupu, E. (2011). Study regarding the impact of motion games in the intellectualmotric development of preschool children. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 30, 1209-1214. [DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.235]
14. Magill, R. A., & Anderson, D. I. (2007). Motor learning and control: Concepts and applications (Vol. 11). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.‏
15. Männistö, J.-P., Cantell, M., Huovinen, T., Kooistra, L., & Larkin, D. (2006). A school-based movement programme for children with motor learning difficulty. European Physical Education Review, 12(3), 273-287.‏ [DOI:10.1177/1356336X06069274]
16. Marshall, J., & Hardman, K. (2000). The state and status of physical education in schools in international context. European Physical Education Review, 6(3), 203-229.‏ [DOI:10.1177/1356336X000063001]
17. McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Rosengard, P., Ballard, K. (2016). The SPARK Programs: A public health model of physical education research and dissemination. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 35(4), 381-389. [DOI:10.1123/jtpe.2016-0100]
18. Pate, R. R., Brown, W. H., Pfeiffer, K. A., Howie, E. K., Saunders, R. P., Addy, C. L., & Dowda, M. (2016). An intervention to increase physical activity in children: A randomized controlled trial with 4-year-olds in preschools. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(1), 12-22.‏ [DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2015.12.003]
19. Payne, V. G., & Isaacs, L. D. (2017). Human motor development: A lifespan approach. New York, NY: Routledge.‏ [DOI:10.4324/9781315213040]
20. Piek, J. P., Dawson, L., Smith, L. M., & Gasson, N. (2008). The role of early fine and gross motor development on later motor and cognitive ability. Human Movement Science, 27(5), 668-681.‏ [DOI:10.1016/j.humov.2007.11.002]
21. Pienaar, A. E., Van Rensburg, E., & Smit, A. (2011). Effect of a Kinderkinetics programme on components of children's perceptual-motor and cognitive functioning. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 33(3), 113-128.‏
22. Raustorp, A., Pagels, P., Boldemann, C., Cosco, N., Söderström, M., & Mårtensson F. (2012). Accelerometer measured level of physical activity indoors and outdoors during preschool time in Sweden and the United States. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 9(6), 801-808. [DOI:10.1123/jpah.9.6.801]
23. Reilly, J. J. (2010). Low levels of objectively measured physical activity in preschoolers in child care. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(3), 502-507.‏ [DOI:10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181cea100]
24. Ruiz, R. M., Tracy, D., Sommer, E. C., & Barkin, S. L. (2013). A novel approach to characterize physical activity patterns in preschool‐aged children. Obesity, 21(11), 2197-2203.‏ [DOI:10.1002/oby.20560]
25. Sajedi, F., & Barati, H. (2014). The effect of perceptual motor training on motor skills of preschool children. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 12(1), 14-17.‏
26. Schmidt, R. A., & Wrisberg, C. A. (2008). Motor learning and performance: A situation-based learning approach. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.‏
27. Shahshahani, S., Vameghi, R., Azari, N., Sajedi, F., & Kazemnejad, A. (2010). Validity and reliability determination of Denver Developmental Screening Test-II in 0-6 year-olds in Tehran. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 20(3), 313-322.‏
28. Sigmund, E., De Ste Croix, M., Miklánková, L., & Frömel, K. (2007). Physical activity patterns of kindergarten children in comparison to teenagers and young adults. European Journal of Public Health, 17(6), 646-651.‏ [DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckm033]
29. Trost, S. G., Fees, B., & Dzewaltowski, D. (2008). Feasibility and efficacy of a "move and learn" physical activity curriculum in preschool children. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5(1), 88-103.‏ [DOI:10.1123/jpah.5.1.88]
30. Tucker, P. (2008). The physical activity levels of preschool-aged children: A systematic review. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(4), 547-558.‏ [DOI:10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.08.005]
31. Urdan, T., & Schoenfelder, E. (2006). Classroom effects on student motivation: Goal structures, social relationships, and competence beliefs. Journal of School Psychology, 44(5), 331-349.‏ [DOI:10.1016/j.jsp.2006.04.003]
32. Vale, S., Ricardo, N., Soares‐Miranda, L., Santos, R., Moreira, C., & Mota, J. (2014). Parental education and physical activity in pre‐school children. Child: Care, Health and Development, 40(3), 446-452. [DOI:10.1111/cch.12041]
33. Walsh, G., Sproule, L., McGuinness, C., Trew, K., Rafferty, H., & Sheehy, N. (2006). An appropriate curriculum for 4-5‐year‐old children in Northern Ireland: Comparing play‐based and formal approaches. Early Years, 26(2), 201-221. [DOI:10.1080/09575140600760003]
34. Wolfgang, C.H. & Wolfgang, M.E. (1992). School for young children: Developmentally appropriate practice. Boston, M.A.: Allyn & Bacon.
35. Younesian, A., Kordi, M., Ghayour, M., Kordi, R., & Nourian, R. (2012). Development and evaluation of a basic physical and sports activity program for preschool children in nursery schools in Iran: An interventional study. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 22(3), 357-363.‏
36.  
Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML   Persian Abstract   Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Kordi, Ph.D. H, Zoghi Ganjalikhaani F. Improving 3-6-Year-Old Children’s Motor Skills through Roopa, a Play-based Educational Program. QJOE 2020; 35 (4) :31-50
URL: http://qjoe.ir/article-1-2087-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 35, Issue 4 (3-2020) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه تعلیم و تربیت Quarterly Journal of Education
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 39 queries by YEKTAWEB 4660