school children's TGmd-3 and KTK test data
Description
70 male students from the second and third grades of elementary school in Shahriar City were selected by conveniencely and assigned into two groups based on the type of teacher (PE or General teachers). Data were collected using the TGMD-3, KTK3+ tests, and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C)
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Version 3 of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) – Ulrich: This test was introduced by Ulrich in 1985 and is an instrument for assessing gross motor development in children aged 3 to 10 years. It consists of two main subscales: Locomotor and Object Control. The Locomotor subscale assesses skills such as running, galloping, hopping, skipping, horizontal jumping, and sliding, whereas the Object Control subscale includes skills such as receiving, throwing, dribbling, kicking, and striking a ball. The scoring procedure is as follows: for each item, several observational criteria are listed. A score of 1 is assigned when the criterion is observed, and a score of 0 when it is not observed. After two trials are performed for each item, the standard score for each subscale, along with the Gross Motor Index and the participants’ descriptive classification (Superior, Above Average, Average, Below Average, Borderline, and Delayed), are determined using normative tables. Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK3+): This test assesses whole-body gross motor control and coordination, as well as dynamic balance, in children aged 5 to 14 years. The KTK3+ evaluates general motor coordination using the KTK3 (Novak et al., 2017) and eye-hand coordination (Platvoet et al., 2018). The KTK3+ consists of four subscales: Jumping Sideways (JS): Participants jump sideways with both feet together over a wooden board measuring 1 m in length and 5 cm in height for 15 seconds. The final score is calculated as the total number of successful jumps across two trials. Moving Sideways (MS): Participants stand on a square wooden platform measuring 25 × 25 cm and move sideways along a straight line by stepping from one platform to another for 20 seconds. The score is calculated as the total number of platform placements and steps onto the platforms across two trials. Balancing Backward (BB): This task involves walking backward along three balance beams with decreasing widths (6, 4.5, and 3 cm). The overall score is calculated based on the total number of steps taken, with a maximum of 8 steps on each beam across 3 trials, resulting in a maximum possible score of 72 steps. Eye-Hand Coordination (EHC): This task was assessed through two 30-second trials. Participants stood 1 m away from a wall and in front of a 1 × 1 m square, with its lower edge positioned 1 m above the floor. They threw a tennis ball at the wall with one hand and caught it with the opposite hand. Participants were free to use either an overarm or underarm throwing technique. The final score was determined by the total number of successful catches across the two trials. Using normative tables, the raw and standard scores for each subscale, the overall Motor Quotient (MQ), and the corresponding descriptive classifications (High Proficiency, Good Proficiency, Normal, Moderate Disorder, and Severe Disorder) are obtained.
Institutions
- University of TehranTehran, Tehran