Relationship of Motor Skill Competency and Physical Fitness to Physical Activity in Elementary School Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study examined how well elementary students demonstrated motor skill competency as a result of participating in the evidence-based quality physical education program and investigated relationships between levels of health-related physical fitness and physical activity in school-aged children.

Official Title
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Relationship of Motor Skill Competency and Physical Fitness to Physical Activity in Elementary School Students

Conditions
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Child Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: New physical education instructions


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: K-5 th grade students who are enrolled in 9 elementary schools in Southeast Michigan. Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 4 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: New Physical Education Instructions<br> | Behavioral: New physical education instructions<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Running skill assessment | changes in manipulative skill between the intervention year 1 and the intervention year 2. The K-1 students' motor skill competency in running, weight transferring, hand dribbling, and underhand catching skills was assessed using four PE Metrics skill assessment rubrics in the intervention year 1 and year 2, respectively. | 2 years | 
| Weight transferring skill assessment | changes in manipulative skill between the intervention year 1 and the intervention year 2. The K-1 students' motor skill competency in running, weight transferring, hand dribbling, and underhand catching skills was assessed using four PE Metrics skill assessment rubrics in the intervention year 1 and year 2, respectively. | 2 years | 
| hand dribbling skill assessment | changes in manipulative skill between the intervention year 1 and the intervention year 2. The K-1 students' motor skill competency in running, weight transferring, hand dribbling, and underhand catching skills was assessed using four PE Metrics skill assessment rubrics in the intervention year 1 and year 2, respectively. | 2 years | 
| underhand catching skill assessment | changes in manipulative skill between the intervention year 1 and the intervention year 2. The K-1 students' motor skill competency in running, weight transferring, hand dribbling, and underhand catching skills was assessed using four PE Metrics skill assessment rubrics in the intervention year 1 and year 2, respectively. | 2 years | 
| FitnessGram test | Relationship between fitness and physical activity. | 1 year | 
| Daily physical activity participation in minutes | Relationship between levels of fitness and daily physical activity participation. | 1 year |