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Changes in Fundamental Motor-Skill Performance Following a Nine-Month Mastery Motivational Climate Intervention
Jerraco L Johnson1, Mary E Rudisill1, Peter Hastie1
1Auburn University.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
|August 9, 2019
Summary
A year-long mastery motivational climate (MMC) program significantly improved preschool children's fundamental motor skills (FMS) learning. Children in the MMC group showed a greater rate of improvement in locomotor and ball skills compared to the comparison group.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Motor Learning
- Physical Education
Background:
- Children lacking fundamental motor skills (FMS) risk becoming sedentary adults.
- Physical education must foster FMS mastery and motivation in children.
- Mastery motivational climates (MMC) are a potential strategy to enhance FMS learning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a 9-month MMC physical education program on preschool children's FMS acquisition.
- To determine if MMC interventions enhance motor skill development in early childhood.
Main Methods:
- 96 preschool children participated, assigned to either MMC or comparison groups.
- The Test of Gross Motor Development-Third Edition assessed FMS before and after the intervention.
- Repeated measures nested MANOVA analyzed changes in motor skill performance.
Main Results:
- A significant interaction between time and group demonstrated differential FMS improvement.
- The MMC group exhibited a significantly greater rate of improvement in both locomotor and ball skills.
- No significant differences were found based on classroom membership.
Conclusions:
- A year-long MMC intervention is effective in enhancing preschool children's FMS.
- Implementing MMC in physical education can positively influence motor skill development.
- Targeted motivational climates are beneficial for early motor learning.
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