The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development

Authors : Haşim Katra, Bilgetekin Burak Günar, Onur Akgün, Sevilay Tozyılmaz Girgin, Mehmet Saruhan

Pages : 32-46

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: This study investigated the comparative effects of three sport-specific movement training programs on motor skill development in preschool children. Method: Twenty-three children aged six years participated in the study. After completing a pretest, participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: aikido (n = 8), basketball (n = 7), or tennis (n = 8). Each group received sport-specific movement instruction twice weekly over an eight-week intervention period. Gross motor skills were assessed before and after the intervention using a gross muscle group motor skill test (GMST). All data were analyzed using appropriate nonparametric statistical procedures. Results: Pretest results indicated no significant differences among the groups (p > 0.05). In contrast, posttest analyzes revealed a significant advantage for the basketball group compared with the aikido group in the object control subscale (basketball: 40.42 ± 2.820; aikido: 31.62 ± 5.449; p 0.05). Conclusion: Overall, the findings suggest that participation in aikido, basketball, or tennis–based movement education contributes to improvements in gross motor skill performance among preschool children. Basketball training, however, may provide relatively greater enhancement in skills requiring object control.
Keywords : erken çocukluk, motor beceri, büyük kas grubu, gelişim

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