Expert recommendations for the design of a teacher-oriented movement assessment tool for children aged 4-7 years: A Delphi study

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Van Rossum, T, Hayes, S, Foweather, L, Richardson, D and Morley, D (2021) Expert recommendations for the design of a teacher-oriented movement assessment tool for children aged 4-7 years: A Delphi study. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 25 (4). pp. 283-293. ISSN 1091-367X

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to establish the content of a teacher-oriented movement assessment tool (MAT) assessment for children aged 4-7 years. A three round Delphi poll with an international panel of forty-six academics and practitioners was conducted. Consensus was reached on a selection and number of fundamental movement skills to be assessed with four stability (one foot balance, walk forwards along a line, front support and sideways roll), five object control (two handed catch, underarm throw, overarm throw, kicking a ball, dribbling a ball with hands) and five locomotor (run, hop, horizontal jump, side-stepping and skipping). A developmental stage approach and process-oriented scoring were deemed most suitable. These findings present the requisite elements to develop a teacher-oriented MAT for children aged 4-7 years. This framework would provide teachers the opportunity to effectively assess children’s FMS and subsequently intervene to improve movement competence.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Divisions: Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date of acceptance: 11 January 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 6 January 2022
Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2021 12:11
Last Modified: 06 Jan 2022 16:45
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14259
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