Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group
BackgroundThe development of movement skills is the basic goal of physical and sports education. Their level is a determining factor in the subsequent involvement of the child in physical activities. Goal is to contribute to the knowledge of basic motor competencies (BMC) in the 3rd and 4th grade bo...
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| author | Ľuboslav Šiška Peter Mačura Andrej Hubinák Peter Krška Jaromír Sedláček Jaromír Sedláček Anna Blahutová Martin Zvonař Martin Zvonař Katarína Kohútová Lovro Štefan Lovro Štefan Lovro Štefan |
| author_facet | Ľuboslav Šiška Peter Mačura Andrej Hubinák Peter Krška Jaromír Sedláček Jaromír Sedláček Anna Blahutová Martin Zvonař Martin Zvonař Katarína Kohútová Lovro Štefan Lovro Štefan Lovro Štefan |
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| description | BackgroundThe development of movement skills is the basic goal of physical and sports education. Their level is a determining factor in the subsequent involvement of the child in physical activities. Goal is to contribute to the knowledge of basic motor competencies (BMC) in the 3rd and 4th grade boys and girls from elementary schools.MethodsWe collected data from 468 children (Mage = 9.6, SD = 0.6 years; 228 girls and 240 boys) from 16 third grade and 16 fourth grade classes at ten elementary schools in different parts (central, west, north) of the Slovak Republic. The primary data on the basic motor competencies of the examined groups were obtained by means of the MOBAK-3 test battery. Construct validity was analyzed by confirmatory factorial analysis and relationships between BMC and age, gender and BMI were analyzed by structural equation modeling.ResultsBoys had a better performance in object movement activities than the girls p < 0.01. Situation in self-movement activities was different, girls had a better performance than boys p < 0.05. The general expectation that grade is a factor to improve the performance in basic motor competencies in the compared 3rd- and 4th-graders was not clearly fulfilled. This assumption was only confirmed in girls (object movement p < 0.05, self movement p < 0.01). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of basic motor competencies on object-movement and self-movement, while gender, BMI and age were confirmed as significant covariances.ConclusionsThe theory of BMC in the 3rd- and 4th-graders at elementary schools is an appropriate method to uncover the grounds for a positive attitude to physical activities later in life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f1bb108dce14aa0aa82993851fe15fb2024-01-29T04:36:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602024-01-011210.3389/fped.2024.11754681175468Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age groupĽuboslav Šiška0Peter Mačura1Andrej Hubinák2Peter Krška3Jaromír Sedláček4Jaromír Sedláček5Anna Blahutová6Martin Zvonař7Martin Zvonař8Katarína Kohútová9Lovro Štefan10Lovro Štefan11Lovro Štefan12Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Sport Kinantropology, Faculty of Sports, Prešov University in Prešov, Prešov, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDivision of Sport Motorics and Methodology in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University in Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Social Work, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Ružomberok, Slovak RepublicDepartment of General and Applied Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Physical Activities and Health Sciences, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Recruitment and Examination (RECETOX), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicBackgroundThe development of movement skills is the basic goal of physical and sports education. Their level is a determining factor in the subsequent involvement of the child in physical activities. Goal is to contribute to the knowledge of basic motor competencies (BMC) in the 3rd and 4th grade boys and girls from elementary schools.MethodsWe collected data from 468 children (Mage = 9.6, SD = 0.6 years; 228 girls and 240 boys) from 16 third grade and 16 fourth grade classes at ten elementary schools in different parts (central, west, north) of the Slovak Republic. The primary data on the basic motor competencies of the examined groups were obtained by means of the MOBAK-3 test battery. Construct validity was analyzed by confirmatory factorial analysis and relationships between BMC and age, gender and BMI were analyzed by structural equation modeling.ResultsBoys had a better performance in object movement activities than the girls p < 0.01. Situation in self-movement activities was different, girls had a better performance than boys p < 0.05. The general expectation that grade is a factor to improve the performance in basic motor competencies in the compared 3rd- and 4th-graders was not clearly fulfilled. This assumption was only confirmed in girls (object movement p < 0.05, self movement p < 0.01). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of basic motor competencies on object-movement and self-movement, while gender, BMI and age were confirmed as significant covariances.ConclusionsThe theory of BMC in the 3rd- and 4th-graders at elementary schools is an appropriate method to uncover the grounds for a positive attitude to physical activities later in life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1175468/fullbasic motor competencethird and fourth graderselementary schoolsboys and girlsMOBAK 3−4 test battery |
| spellingShingle | Ľuboslav Šiška Peter Mačura Andrej Hubinák Peter Krška Jaromír Sedláček Jaromír Sedláček Anna Blahutová Martin Zvonař Martin Zvonař Katarína Kohútová Lovro Štefan Lovro Štefan Lovro Štefan Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group Frontiers in Pediatrics basic motor competence third and fourth graders elementary schools boys and girls MOBAK 3−4 test battery |
| title | Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group |
| title_full | Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group |
| title_fullStr | Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group |
| title_short | Basic motor competencies in Slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group |
| title_sort | basic motor competencies in slovak children from the 3rd and 4th grade elementary age group |
| topic | basic motor competence third and fourth graders elementary schools boys and girls MOBAK 3−4 test battery |
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