The Relationship of Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, and Executive Function to the Development of 4–6-Year-Old Chinese Preschoolers’ Visual Motor Integration Skills
Joint Authors
Fang, Ying
Wang, Jingmei
Zhang, Ying
Qin, Jinliang
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Visual motor integration (VMI) is a vital ability in childhood development, which is associated with the performance of many functional skills.
By using the Beery Developmental Test Package and Executive Function Tasks, the present study explored the VMI development and its factors (visual perception, motor coordination, and executive function) among 151 Chinese preschoolers from 4 to 6 years.
Results indicated that the VMI skills of children increased quickly at 4 years and peaked at 5 years and decreased at around 5 to 6 years.
Motor coordination and cognitive flexibility were related to the VMI development of children from 4 to 6 years.
Visual perception was associated with the VMI development at early 4 years and inhibitory control was also associated with it among 4-year-old and the beginning of 5-year-old children.
Working memory had no impact on the VMI.
In conclusion, the development of VMI skills among children in preschool was not stable but changed dynamically in this study.
Meanwhile the factors of the VMI worked in different age range for preschoolers.
These findings may give some guidance to researchers or health professionals on improving children’s VMI skills in their early childhood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fang, Ying& Wang, Jingmei& Zhang, Ying& Qin, Jinliang. 2017. The Relationship of Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, and Executive Function to the Development of 4–6-Year-Old Chinese Preschoolers’ Visual Motor Integration Skills. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138013
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fang, Ying…[et al.]. The Relationship of Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, and Executive Function to the Development of 4–6-Year-Old Chinese Preschoolers’ Visual Motor Integration Skills. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138013
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fang, Ying& Wang, Jingmei& Zhang, Ying& Qin, Jinliang. The Relationship of Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, and Executive Function to the Development of 4–6-Year-Old Chinese Preschoolers’ Visual Motor Integration Skills. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138013
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138013