Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children
Research has demonstrated links between sport and mathematics learning, and their relationship with spatial abilities in children. This study explored the association between the development of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and mathematics achievement, and whether the understanding of specific s...
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| description | Research has demonstrated links between sport and mathematics learning, and their relationship with spatial abilities in children. This study explored the association between the development of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and mathematics achievement, and whether the understanding of specific spatial concepts mediated these relationships. Overall, 154 Year 3 children (69 males, 85 females, aged 7–8 years) from four schools in England completed an FMS assessment involving six skills; four spatial tasks assessing intrinsic-static, intrinsic-dynamic, extrinsic-static, and extrinsic-dynamic spatial abilities; and a mathematics test assessing numerical, geometrical, and arithmetical abilities. Overall FMS ability (a combined score across the six skills) was significantly positively correlated to overall mathematics achievement. This relationship was mediated by children’s performance on the intrinsic-static spatial ability test. These findings suggest that children who have more mature FMS perform better in mathematics tasks, and this could be due to more developed intrinsic-static spatial ability. However, further research is necessary to determine the mediation effects of intrinsic-dynamic and extrinsic-static spatial ability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e0a221419614bd39ea969b2eb6f55e12023-11-18T01:57:47ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002023-05-011158710.3390/jintelligence11050087Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 ChildrenJessica Scott0Tim Jay1Christopher Spray2School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKDepartment of Mathematics Education, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UKResearch has demonstrated links between sport and mathematics learning, and their relationship with spatial abilities in children. This study explored the association between the development of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and mathematics achievement, and whether the understanding of specific spatial concepts mediated these relationships. Overall, 154 Year 3 children (69 males, 85 females, aged 7–8 years) from four schools in England completed an FMS assessment involving six skills; four spatial tasks assessing intrinsic-static, intrinsic-dynamic, extrinsic-static, and extrinsic-dynamic spatial abilities; and a mathematics test assessing numerical, geometrical, and arithmetical abilities. Overall FMS ability (a combined score across the six skills) was significantly positively correlated to overall mathematics achievement. This relationship was mediated by children’s performance on the intrinsic-static spatial ability test. These findings suggest that children who have more mature FMS perform better in mathematics tasks, and this could be due to more developed intrinsic-static spatial ability. However, further research is necessary to determine the mediation effects of intrinsic-dynamic and extrinsic-static spatial ability.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/11/5/87fundamental movement skillsFMSspatial abilitymathematics achievement |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Scott Tim Jay Christopher Spray Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children Journal of Intelligence fundamental movement skills FMS spatial ability mathematics achievement |
| title | Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children |
| title_full | Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children |
| title_fullStr | Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children |
| title_short | Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children |
| title_sort | achievement in fundamental movement skills spatial abilities and mathematics among lower key stage 2 children |
| topic | fundamental movement skills FMS spatial ability mathematics achievement |
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