Influence of the relative age effect on children’s scores obtained from the Canadian assessment of physical literacy

Influence of the relative age effect on children’s scores obtained from the Canadian assessment of physical literacy

Abstract Background Age grouping by the imposition of a cut-off date, common in sports and education, promotes a relative age difference that is associated with developmental advantages for children who are born on the “early side” of the cut-off date and disadvantages to those born later in the sam...

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Main Authors: Caroline Dutil, Mark S. Tremblay, Patricia E. Longmuir, Joel D. Barnes, Kevin Belanger, Jean-Philippe Chaput
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Movement skills
Health behaviours
Motivation
Physical activity
Month of birth bias
Pediatric
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5895-6

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