Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children.
This study investigated the motor ability and working memory performance of Omani and German primary school-aged children. One hundred eighty-five children from public schools participated in a gross motor test that integrated whole body coordination, three different ball tasks, and a 20-meter run....
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| description | This study investigated the motor ability and working memory performance of Omani and German primary school-aged children. One hundred eighty-five children from public schools participated in a gross motor test that integrated whole body coordination, three different ball tasks, and a 20-meter run. Furthermore, they completed four working memory tests (the Digit-Span Test forward and backwards and the Corsi Block-Tapping Test forward and backwards). Two MANOVAS with the different motor and working memory tests and one univariate analysis of the general motor ability with the between-subject factors group and gender were conducted. Additionally, correlations between motor ability and working memory scores were executed. German children outperformed Omani children in the overall measurement of motor ability, (p = .01) and all aspects of working memory, (all p< .015). There were no correlations between motor and cognitive variables, when analyzing the results for the Omani and German children separately. These findings may be a result of different educational styles or socioeconomic status and must be investigated in more detail. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39ed5b98189e4c04aee7bede22dc4e622022-12-21T22:37:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01141e020984810.1371/journal.pone.0209848Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children.Petra JansenClara ScheerKashef ZayedThis study investigated the motor ability and working memory performance of Omani and German primary school-aged children. One hundred eighty-five children from public schools participated in a gross motor test that integrated whole body coordination, three different ball tasks, and a 20-meter run. Furthermore, they completed four working memory tests (the Digit-Span Test forward and backwards and the Corsi Block-Tapping Test forward and backwards). Two MANOVAS with the different motor and working memory tests and one univariate analysis of the general motor ability with the between-subject factors group and gender were conducted. Additionally, correlations between motor ability and working memory scores were executed. German children outperformed Omani children in the overall measurement of motor ability, (p = .01) and all aspects of working memory, (all p< .015). There were no correlations between motor and cognitive variables, when analyzing the results for the Omani and German children separately. These findings may be a result of different educational styles or socioeconomic status and must be investigated in more detail.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209848 |
| spellingShingle | Petra Jansen Clara Scheer Kashef Zayed Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children. PLoS ONE |
| title | Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children. |
| title_full | Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children. |
| title_fullStr | Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children. |
| title_short | Motor ability and working memory in Omani and German primary school-aged children. |
| title_sort | motor ability and working memory in omani and german primary school aged children |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209848 |
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