Record Details
Physical Activity and Motor Skills in Children with Disabilities
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Physical Activity and Motor Skills in Children with Disabilities |
| Names |
Cowgill, Lisa Michelle
(creator) MacDonald, Megan (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2014-05-14 (iso8601) |
| Note | Honors Bachelor of Science (HBS) |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between physical activity level and motor skill proficiency in school-aged children ages 9-18 with developmental disabilities. Physical activity level was assessed using Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometers, which participants wore for all hours of the day for seven days. Motor skill proficiency was assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development Second Edition (TGMD-2). The TGMD-2 assesses gross motor skills through the locomotor subtest and fine motor skills through the object control subtest. The correlation between the amount of time that children with developmental disabilities (n=16) spent in physical activity and total, locomotor and object control motor skill proficiency was non-significant (p>0.05 in all analyses). The relationship between physical activity and motor skills needs to be further explored. |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Topic | Physical activity |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/52429 |
