Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
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*The Effect of a Gross and Fine Motor Intervention Program on Visual-Motor Integration in 4 to 6 Years Old Children

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Authors

Attieh Miranzadeh Mahabadi
Elahe Erabameri 1
Fazlolah Bagherzadeh 2
Davood Homaniyan 2

1 Department of motor development and physical education, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 UT

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2018.253551.1358
Abstract
Children in preschool are at an optimal time for the development of gross and fine motor skills. Visual-motor integration is an important perceptual-motor skill that children need to acquire in order to function successfully before formal schooling commences. In this study were investigated the effect of three motor intervention programs (gross, fine, & gross-fine)on visual-motor integration in 80 children who presented below average VMI skills scores. From these participants three experimental (n=60)and a control group (n=20)were randomly selected. The experimental groups participated in a 12 week intervention program of three 45 minutes sessions per week. The Beery-Buktenica developmental test of visual-motor integration 6th edition was used to measure the participants VMI skills. Mixed ANOVA with repeated measures and LSD post hoc test was used to analyze effects of motor intervention programs 

Keywords

Intervention program
children
Gross skills
Fine skills
Visual-motor integration
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Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning
Volume 13, Issue 2
Summer 2021
Pages 129-147

  • Receive Date 27 February 2018
  • Revise Date 01 July 2018
  • Accept Date 04 July 2018

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