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Mrs Marzieh Balali, Dr Mohammad Kazem Vaez Mousavi, Dr Abdollah Ghasemi,
Volume 9, Issue 17 (9-2019)
Abstract
The purpose of present study was to investigate predictions of challenge point theory (guadagnoli and lee, 2004) through comparing two group of challenging and nonchallenging games in developing manipulative fundamental movement skills. Thirty 4 to 6 years old child were selected from one of the kindergartens of Tehran and were grouped according to pretest scores. The games were used were designed for developing manipulative skills in both groups, however the task difficulty of these games was increased in challenging group while in nonchallenging group it was kept constant. The intervention was 8 weeks, 2 session for each week and 42 minutes for each session. Children's manipulative skills were assessed using Test of Gross Motor Development – second version in the beginning and the end of the intervention. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that improvement groups in total score of manipulative skills and all subscales exept that catching wasn't significant. In total, if the challenge point theories predictions on developing of manipulative skills of healthy children failed to be proved but better improvement of challenging group in catching shows that this method is more effective in developing complex skills.
Habib Allah Hamedyan, Mehdi Namazi Zadeh, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Vaez Musavi, Marziye Balali,
Volume 13, Issue 25 (9-2023)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical maturity and chronological age on the motor abilities of students aged 7-12 years. 600 students aged 7-12 years were selected in three age categories. To determine the state of physical maturity, the estimation of the percentage of adult height obtained at a certain age was used. Finally, the motor ability test was used to assess motor ability. The results of the present study showed that the effect of chronological age was significant for the variable of motor abilities in girls and boys studied. Also, the effect of maturity level was significant for the variable of motor abilities. Comparison of means showed that students born at normal maturity levels have higher mean motor ability than students born at early and late maturity levels. According to the results of the present study, the level of maturity has a significant effect on the performance of motor skills. Finally, the results of this study are limited to the current population and limited to the age range of 7-12 years in Tehran and do not represent all age groups.
Zahra Malvandi, Shahab Parvin Pour, Marziyeh Balali, Zahra Entezari,
Volume 15, Issue 30 (12-2025)
Abstract
Aim:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of manipulating task constraints on the performance indicators and cognitive status of the elderly.
Method:In this study, 30 healthy women elderly with mean and SD of age 57.32 ± 6.86 years were randomly selected and placed in two intervention and control groups. To assess the cognitive status of the elderly, the Floustin Brief Cognitive Status Examination Questionnaire was used, and to test the functional readiness of the Osens. Questionnaire was used in collaboration with the AAHPERD Institute. The intervention was based on the principles of nonlinear training and the duration of the intervention period was 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week of group exercises. The analysis of covariance test was used to assess the homogeneity of the slope of the regression line and to compare the mean of pre-test and post-test data. Data analysis was performed using SPSS24 software.
Results:The results showed that the applying of the task constraint manipulation training protocol led to improvement in performance indicators and mental status of the elderly in the intervention group. In addition, the results indicated that the flexibility of the control group decreased significantly from the pre-test to the post-test. The results of the analysis of covariance test by removing the effect of the pre-test showed that the body composition variable did not differ significantly from the pre-test to the post-test.
Conclusion: It seems that exercises with task constraint manipulation are effective on the functional and cognitive indicators of the elderly.
