Browsing by Subject "motor proficiency"
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The association between motor proficiency, object control skills and physical fitness during earlier and later childhood: NW-CHILD study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Object control skills mastery during earlier childhood is important for the successful generalization thereof during later childhood. Physical fitness is also considered an important health enhancing aspect in children. ... -
Motor proficiency profile of grade 1 learners In the North West Province of South Africa: NW-child study
(University of Stellenbosch Department of Sport Science, 2014)This study aimed to establish a comprehensive profile of the motor proficiency of Grade 1 learners in the North West Province of South Africa, taking into account gender and racial differences and strengths and weaknesses. ... -
The relationship between motor proficiency and academic performance of adolescent learners in Potchefstroom, South Africa: the PAHL study
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet; AFAHPER-SD, 2015)The effect of movement on academic performance has lately become a topic of interest in literature, as it is widely accepted that there is a strong relationship between motor and cognitive development. The purpose of this ... -
Relationships between academic performance, SES school type and perceptual-motor skills in first grade South African learners: NW-CHILD study
(Wiley, 2013)Background Perceptual-motor skills contribute to a variety of basic learning skills associated with normal academic success. This study aimed to determine the relationship between academic performance and perceptual-motor ... -
Strength and agility skills of grade 1-learners: North-West child study
(University of Stellenbosch Department of Sport Science, 2015)The aim of this study was firstly to determine the current profile of strength and agility skills of Grade 1–learners in the North–West Province and, secondly, to establish whether there were gender differences with regard ...