Schelven, H. van (Heleen) (2021) Watch and Learn: Development of an Observational Tool to Evaluate the Development of Catching and Throwing in Children. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
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Introduction: The development of fundamental motor skills, including throwing and catching, is important for advanced motor skill competence throughout the lifespan. However, at this moment there is no instrument available to measure both quantitative and qualitative performance, while both types of outcomes are needed for a complete picture of the child’s motor performance. Aim: (1) To develop an observational tool for catching and underarm throwing measured with age band one of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2), and (2) to test the intra- and interrater reliability and construct validity by exploring if and which movement components differed between ages and were indicative for development. Method: The observational tool was developed in multiple phases: 1) deductive coding, 2) inductive coding, 3) discussion with expert researchers, and 4) trial observations. After a two-week interval, intra- and interrater reliability were determined using the percentage of agreement. Cross-sectional observations were performed, including 80 children (3;0 - 5;11 years). Possible differences in variability and occurrence of the movement component categories across age were tested using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: Regarding intra-rater reliability, the average percentage agreement was 91.7% for catching and 90.9% for throwing. Regarding interrater reliability, the average percentage of agreement was 84.3% for catching and 84.9% for throwing. Only in catching, the variability in arm and eye/head action decreased when children became older. For catching, the movement components preparation, adjust, arm action, eye/head action, and result advanced as children became older. For throwing, the movement components arm actions, balance, and result advanced as children became older. Conclusion: The observational tool for catching and underarm throwing has been demonstrated to be reliable. Construct validity was confirmed as several movement components were found that showed development. More research is needed to determine if the observational tool can distinguish typical, delayed, and deficit movement patterns.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schoemaker, dr. M. and Hartman, dr. E. and Houwen, dr. S. and Derikx, D. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2022 14:31 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2022 14:31 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3316 |
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