FUNDAMENTAL GROSS MOTOR SKILL PERFORMANCE BY GIRLS AND BOYS WITH LEARNING-DISABILITIES

Authors
WOODARD RJ SURBURG PR
Citation
Rj. Woodard et Pr. Surburg, FUNDAMENTAL GROSS MOTOR SKILL PERFORMANCE BY GIRLS AND BOYS WITH LEARNING-DISABILITIES, Perceptual and motor skills, 84(3), 1997, pp. 867-870
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
84
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Part
1
Pages
867 - 870
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1997)84:3<867:FGMSPB>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of fundamenta l gross motor skills by 10 girls and 10 boys, 7 yr. old, with learning disabilities. Their skills were assessed on the Test of Gross Motor D evelopment. The boys achieved significantly higher mean scores than th e girls on the subtests of Locomotor Skills and Object Control Skills, and on the Gross Motor Development Quotient.