Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves

Physical inactivity is a growing problem among children of today’s society. Whereas levels of physical activity are influenced by motor competence, defined as the ability to execute different motor tasks necessary to manage everyday life and reduce probability of other health risks (over and under n...

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Main Authors: Harun, Hafizah, Haron, Habibah Norehan, Ibrahim, Halijah, Kamaruddin, Azlina, Abd. Rahman, Rozana
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Published: Econjournals 2015
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author Harun, Hafizah
Haron, Habibah Norehan
Ibrahim, Halijah
Kamaruddin, Azlina
Abd. Rahman, Rozana
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Haron, Habibah Norehan
Ibrahim, Halijah
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description Physical inactivity is a growing problem among children of today’s society. Whereas levels of physical activity are influenced by motor competence, defined as the ability to execute different motor tasks necessary to manage everyday life and reduce probability of other health risks (over and under nutrition). These skills are developed early in childhood, which can be categorized as fundamental motor skills (FMS), however its acquisition has mostly assessed European children. Normative data on Asian or Malaysian sample are scarce and indigenous or Orang Asli children non-existent. The main aim of this study was to investigate FMS in the object control skill category among Orang Asli children in the Royal Belum (RB) Forest Reserves of Gerik Perak. All the 7 year olds children (n = 28) from two primary schools of RB participated in the study. Anthropometry of the children was collected prior to the FMS assessment. Children from Sekolah Kebangsaan Banun (n = 10) were 5% taller and 21% heavier and their body mass index (BMI) ratios 9% higher than children from SK Tiang (n = 18). However, these children were lower than normative height (below -2 standard deviation [SD]) and weight (-1 SD) of World Health Organization data. FMS scores indicated that 55% more children from SK Tiang (an inner village) have higher scores than children from SK Banun (40%) in the administered test. Differences in the levels of FMS development are influenced by many factors that include the environment, socioeconomic status, parental influences and structured physical education in schools. The result was based on only one test protocol; there is a battery of tests that may have different outcomes. Nevertheless these initial findings may provide guideline for early identification of disparity between children and provide information to the responsible authorities (schools, JHEO, researchers) to support development of motor competence and lifestyle practices among young children in the community.
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spelling utm.eprints-586032022-04-05T08:31:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/58603/ Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves Harun, Hafizah Haron, Habibah Norehan Ibrahim, Halijah Kamaruddin, Azlina Abd. Rahman, Rozana T Technology (General) Physical inactivity is a growing problem among children of today’s society. Whereas levels of physical activity are influenced by motor competence, defined as the ability to execute different motor tasks necessary to manage everyday life and reduce probability of other health risks (over and under nutrition). These skills are developed early in childhood, which can be categorized as fundamental motor skills (FMS), however its acquisition has mostly assessed European children. Normative data on Asian or Malaysian sample are scarce and indigenous or Orang Asli children non-existent. The main aim of this study was to investigate FMS in the object control skill category among Orang Asli children in the Royal Belum (RB) Forest Reserves of Gerik Perak. All the 7 year olds children (n = 28) from two primary schools of RB participated in the study. Anthropometry of the children was collected prior to the FMS assessment. Children from Sekolah Kebangsaan Banun (n = 10) were 5% taller and 21% heavier and their body mass index (BMI) ratios 9% higher than children from SK Tiang (n = 18). However, these children were lower than normative height (below -2 standard deviation [SD]) and weight (-1 SD) of World Health Organization data. FMS scores indicated that 55% more children from SK Tiang (an inner village) have higher scores than children from SK Banun (40%) in the administered test. Differences in the levels of FMS development are influenced by many factors that include the environment, socioeconomic status, parental influences and structured physical education in schools. The result was based on only one test protocol; there is a battery of tests that may have different outcomes. Nevertheless these initial findings may provide guideline for early identification of disparity between children and provide information to the responsible authorities (schools, JHEO, researchers) to support development of motor competence and lifestyle practices among young children in the community. Econjournals 2015 Article PeerReviewed Harun, Hafizah and Haron, Habibah Norehan and Ibrahim, Halijah and Kamaruddin, Azlina and Abd. Rahman, Rozana (2015) Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 5 (1S). pp. 40-44. ISSN 2146-4138 https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/1340
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title Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves
title_full Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves
title_fullStr Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves
title_full_unstemmed Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves
title_short Motor competency of orang asli children from the royal Belum rainforest reserves
title_sort motor competency of orang asli children from the royal belum rainforest reserves
topic T Technology (General)
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