1. The feasibility of fundamental movement skill assessments for pre-school aged children
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Natasha Schranz, Verity Booth, Katia Ferrar, Brooke Klingberg, Lisa M. Barnett, Klingberg, Brooke, Schranz, Natasha, Barnett, Lisa M, Booth, Verity, and Ferrar, Katia
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medicine.medical_specialty ,assessment ,education ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,preschool ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Child Development ,Intervention (counseling) ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Motor skill ,fundamental movement skills ,child ,Physical Education and Training ,Movement (music) ,motor skills ,030229 sport sciences ,Motor Skills ,Child, Preschool ,Pre school ,Psychology ,feasibility - Abstract
Fundamental movement skill (FMS) assessment in preschools allows for early intervention; however it is unclear what assessments are feasible. The purpose of this review is to systematically review the feasibility of FMS assessments for pre-school aged children. The search was conducted across four databases, MEDLINE, Scopus, ERIC and SportsDiscus. Search terms included synonyms of "fundamental movement skills" and "pre-school children". Inclusion criteria were: (i) FMS assessment; (ii) feasibility data; (iii) assessment of children aged three to six years; (iv) assessment of typically developing children; and (v) peer reviewed full text publications in English. Feasibility concepts (administration time, equipment, space, assessment type, item, training, qualification) were each coded as 'poor = 1ʹ, 'average = 2ʹ and 'good = 3ʹ; potential total of 21. A total of 330 full text articles were considered but a quarter (n = 86) were excluded due to no feasibility data. Sixty-five studies using 13 different FMS assessments were included. The Athletic Skills Track and DEMOST-PRE assessments were most feasible (18/21) and the Test of Gross Motor Development and Movement Assessment Battery for Children were common but among the least feasible (12-14/21). This review allows pre-school staff to choose a FMS assessment based on feasibility. Future studies need to present feasibility of assessments. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2018