Preschool children, robots, and computational thinking: A systematic review

E Bakala, A Gerosa, JP Hourcade, G Tejera - International Journal of Child …, 2021 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review of empirical studies aimed at exploring robot-mediated
activities to promote the development of computational thinking in preschoolers. In this …

Associations between fundamental movement skills, physical fitness, motor competency, physical activity, and executive functions in pre-school age children: a …

C Malambo, A Nová, C Clark, M Musálek - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Previous empirical research and reviews have suggested that the level of fundamental
movement skills (FMS), motor competence (MC), physical activity (PA), or physical fitness …

[HTML][HTML] Executive functions, visual-motor coordination, physical fitness and academic achievement: Longitudinal relations in typically developing children

N Oberer, V Gashaj, CM Roebers - Human movement science, 2018 - Elsevier
The present longitudinal study included different school readiness factors measured in
kindergarten with the aim to predict later academic achievement in second grade. Based on …

A meta-analysis of the relationship between motor skills and executive functions in typically-developing children

A Gandotra, S Csaba, Y Sattar, V Cserényi… - Journal of Cognition …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The relationship between motor skills and executive functions (EFs) is gaining prominence
in the field of developmental psychology. However, evidence of the motor skills–EFs link in …

Self-regulation moderates the relationship between fine motor skills and writing in early childhood

MC Chandler, HK Gerde, RP Bowles, KZ McRoy… - Early Childhood …, 2021 - Elsevier
Learning to write is challenging for young children, as they must integrate their still-
developing fine motor skills with an understanding of written language to produce a mark …

Association between preschoolers' specific fine (but not gross) motor skills and later academic competencies: Educational implications

E Escolano-Pérez, ML Herrero-Nivela… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Motor development is an inseparable component of cognitive development. So, to develop
the mind, it is necessary to work the body. Therefore, Early Childhood Education curricula …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a better understanding of the association between motor skills and executive functions in 5-to 6-year-olds: The impact of motor task difficulty

MN Maurer, CM Roebers - Human movement science, 2019 - Elsevier
Different lines of evidence suggest an association between motor skills and executive
functions (EFs) in kindergarten children. Comparatively little is known about the specific …

Improvements in motor competence skills are associated with improvements in executive function and math problem-solving skills in early childhood.

M Willoughby, K Hudson, Y Hong… - Developmental …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Efforts to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school-age children are
associated with improved health, cognitive, and academic outcomes. However, questions …

The development of motor and pre-literacy skills by a physical education program in preschool children: a non-randomized pilot trial

G Battaglia, M Alesi, G Tabacchi, A Palma… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is known in the literature that fundamental motor skill acquisition is strongly associated with
the development of neuromotor, cognitive, social, and emotional aspects in childhood …

Systematic review and meta-analyses: Motor skill interventions to improve fine motor development in children aged birth to 6 years

KFB Strooband, M De Rosnay, AD Okely… - … of Developmental & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence of motor skill
intervention programs on typically developing children's fine motor development aged birth …