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Abstract

Publication Date

1-14-2026

Abstract

This study aims to understand the developmental status of basic motor skills and attentional stability of kindergarten children, and further analyze the correlation between the two, to provide a scientific theoretical basis for the development of young children's basic motor skills and carry out the optimization of physical education curricula in a collaborative manner at home. In this study, 238 kindergarten children (118 boys and 120 girls) in three kindergartens in Beijing were. The Test of Gross Motor Development, Third Edition (TGMD-3) was used to measure the basic motor skills of the children scratch-off test scale was used to measure the stability of the children's attention was analyzed by descriptive statistics and linear regression using SPSS 27.0. (1) Mobile motor skills (30.930 ± 7.250) were higher than manipulative motor skills (30.140 ± 8.350) in older children. There was no difference in mobility, motor skills, and manipulative motor skills between children of different genders (t = -0.796, p = 0.427; t = 1.765, p = 0.079), but there was a difference in some of the items (straddling, one-handed striking of a bouncing ball, and over-the-shoulder throwing). (2) Basic motor skills were significantly and positively correlated with attentional stability (r = 0.651, p < 0.01). There was a positive correlation between mobility movement skills and attentional stability (r = 0.539, p < 0.01) and manipulative movement skills and attentional stability (r = 0.622, p < 0.01). The mean value of attention stability of children was 2.321, and there was no significant difference between genders (t = 0.029, p = 0.977). (3) Basic motor skills of older children positively predicted the development of attentional stability (β = 0.651, p 0.00). Conclusions/Discussion: Mobile motor skills are significantly better than manipulative motor skills in older children; individual variability in attentional stability is significant, and children with very low scores need focused attention. Mobility and manipulative movement skills are important factors in the development of attentional stability integrated curriculum with a dual motor and cognitive orientation can be constructed.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18122/ijpah.5.1.62.boisestate

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