Optimising children's movement assessment batteries through application of motivational and attentional manipulations

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Human Movement Science Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI:10.1016/j.humov.2024.103302

Thomas Simpson , Richard Tyler , Victoria Simpson , Paul Ellison , Evelyn Carnegie , David Marchant

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Abstract

An external focus of attention, enhanced expectancies, and autonomy support (i.e., OPTIMAL factors) are key factors to optimise motor performance and uncover latent movement capabilities. However, research on the combination of OPTIMAL factors, particularly in children's dynamic movement settings is limited. Therefore, this study examined the combined effects of OPTIMAL factors on children's performance on a dynamic movement assessment battery, hypothesising higher performance scores in the optimised version of the assessment battery versus standardised version of the assessment. Forty-nine children (15 boys, 34 girls; mean age 10.61 ± 1.38 years) completed the Dragon Challenge (DC) dynamic movement assessment battery. Performance was measured via a summation of movement process (technique), outcome, and time-to-completion scores (max score N = 54) with higher scores representing better performance. Participants completed a standardised and an optimised version of the DC in a counterbalanced fashion. For the latter, DC protocols were optimised via the provision of choice (autonomy support); external focus instructions augmented by simple knowledge statement, positive feedback and promotion of a growth mindset (Enhanced expectancies). Results indicate that motor performance (DC score) was better in the optimised (M = 31.08 ± 6.66) vs. standardised (M = 29.04 ± 5.88). The findings indicate that the combination of OPTIMAL factors can improve children's motor performance in dynamic movement settings and that standardised motor assessment may not reveal children's true movement capabilities.

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通过应用动机和注意力操作优化儿童运动评估电池

外部关注焦点、增强的预期和自主支持（即 OPTIMAL 因素）是优化运动表现和发掘潜在运动能力的关键因素。然而，有关 OPTIMAL 因素组合的研究，尤其是在儿童动态运动环境中的研究还很有限。因此，本研究考察了 OPTIMAL 因素对儿童动态运动评估表现的综合影响，并假设优化版的评估表现得分要高于标准化版的评估表现得分。49 名儿童（15 名男孩，34 名女孩；平均年龄为 10.61 ± 1.38 岁）完成了 "龙挑战"（Dragon Challenge，DC）动态动作评估测试。成绩通过动作过程（技巧）、结果和完成时间分数的总和来衡量（最高分 N = 54），分数越高代表成绩越好。参赛者以平衡方式完成了标准化和优化版的 DC。在后者中，通过提供选择（自主支持）、简单的知识陈述、积极反馈和促进成长心态（增强预期）来优化 DC 方案。结果表明，优化（M = 31.08 ± 6.66）与标准化（M = 29.04 ± 5.88）相比，运动表现（DC 分数）更好。研究结果表明，结合优化因素可以提高儿童在动态运动环境中的运动表现，而标准化运动评估可能无法揭示儿童的真实运动能力。

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Human Movement Science 医学-神经科学

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3.80

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4.80%

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审稿时长

42 days

期刊介绍： Human Movement Science provides a medium for publishing disciplinary and multidisciplinary studies on human movement. It brings together psychological, biomechanical and neurophysiological research on the control, organization and learning of human movement, including the perceptual support of movement. The overarching goal of the journal is to publish articles that help advance theoretical understanding of the control and organization of human movement, as well as changes therein as a function of development, learning and rehabilitation. The nature of the research reported may vary from fundamental theoretical or empirical studies to more applied studies in the fields of, for example, sport, dance and rehabilitation with the proviso that all studies have a distinct theoretical bearing. Also, reviews and meta-studies advancing the understanding of human movement are welcome. These aims and scope imply that purely descriptive studies are not acceptable, while methodological articles are only acceptable if the methodology in question opens up new vistas in understanding the control and organization of human movement. The same holds for articles on exercise physiology, which in general are not supported, unless they speak to the control and organization of human movement. In general, it is required that the theoretical message of articles published in Human Movement Science is, to a certain extent, innovative and not dismissible as just "more of the same."