Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students

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Autor(a) principal: Wawrzyniak, Sara
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Cichy, Ireneusz, Matias, Ana Rita, Pawlik, Damian, Kruszwicka, Agnieszka, Klichowski, Michal, Rokita, Andrzej
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/34233
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.614138
Resumo: Despite the general agreement that the interdisciplinary model of physical education (PE), based on the incorporation of core academic subjects into the PE curriculum, stimulates the holistic development of students, there is still a lack of methods for its implementation. Therefore, Eduball was created, i.e., a method that uses educational balls with printed letters, numbers, and other signs. Numerous studies have shown that children participating in activities with Eduballs can develop their physical fitness while simultaneously improving their academic performance, particularly in math and language, including some writing skills. However, little is known about the effects of Eduball on children’s graphomotor skills, which are key for the academic performance of students throughout the entire schooling process. Here, we investigate whether 6-month participation in PE with Eduball stimulates graphomotor skills in primary school students, such as drawing prehandwriting letter patterns on unlined or lined paper and rewriting text on unlined or lined paper. Our results show that the Eduball class (N = 28) significantly improved these skills compared to the control class (N = 26) participating in traditional PE. For example, students from the experimental group wrote with a lower pen pressure and better stability of the line, in contrast to those from the control group. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the Eduball method successfully supports teachers in developing graphomotor skills in children. More broadly, our findings make clear once again that there is the need to integrate physical and cognitive development in education, which can be achieved by using an interdisciplinary model of PE.
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spelling Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Studentsperformancechild developmentfine motor skillsgross motor skillslearningDespite the general agreement that the interdisciplinary model of physical education (PE), based on the incorporation of core academic subjects into the PE curriculum, stimulates the holistic development of students, there is still a lack of methods for its implementation. Therefore, Eduball was created, i.e., a method that uses educational balls with printed letters, numbers, and other signs. Numerous studies have shown that children participating in activities with Eduballs can develop their physical fitness while simultaneously improving their academic performance, particularly in math and language, including some writing skills. However, little is known about the effects of Eduball on children’s graphomotor skills, which are key for the academic performance of students throughout the entire schooling process. Here, we investigate whether 6-month participation in PE with Eduball stimulates graphomotor skills in primary school students, such as drawing prehandwriting letter patterns on unlined or lined paper and rewriting text on unlined or lined paper. Our results show that the Eduball class (N = 28) significantly improved these skills compared to the control class (N = 26) participating in traditional PE. For example, students from the experimental group wrote with a lower pen pressure and better stability of the line, in contrast to those from the control group. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the Eduball method successfully supports teachers in developing graphomotor skills in children. More broadly, our findings make clear once again that there is the need to integrate physical and cognitive development in education, which can be achieved by using an interdisciplinary model of PE.Frontiers2023-02-13T17:05:44Z2023-02-132021-03-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/34233http://hdl.handle.net/10174/34233https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.614138porWawrzyniak S, Cichy I, Matias AR, Pawlik D, Kruszwicka A, Klichowski M and Rokita A (2021) Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students. Front. Psychol. 12:614138. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.614138Frontiers in PsychologyndndndndndndndWawrzyniak, SaraCichy, IreneuszMatias, Ana RitaPawlik, DamianKruszwicka, AgnieszkaKlichowski, MichalRokita, Andrzejinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:36:39Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/34233Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:22:52.278070Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
spellingShingle Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
Wawrzyniak, Sara
performance
child development
fine motor skills
gross motor skills
learning
title_short Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
title_full Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
title_fullStr Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
title_full_unstemmed Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
title_sort Physical Activity With Eduball Stimulates Graphomotor Skills in Primary School Students
author Wawrzyniak, Sara
author_facet Wawrzyniak, Sara
Cichy, Ireneusz
Matias, Ana Rita
Pawlik, Damian
Kruszwicka, Agnieszka
Klichowski, Michal
Rokita, Andrzej
author_role author
author2 Cichy, Ireneusz
Matias, Ana Rita
Pawlik, Damian
Kruszwicka, Agnieszka
Klichowski, Michal
Rokita, Andrzej
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Wawrzyniak, Sara
Cichy, Ireneusz
Matias, Ana Rita
Pawlik, Damian
Kruszwicka, Agnieszka
Klichowski, Michal
Rokita, Andrzej
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv performance
child development
fine motor skills
gross motor skills
learning
topic performance
child development
fine motor skills
gross motor skills
learning
description Despite the general agreement that the interdisciplinary model of physical education (PE), based on the incorporation of core academic subjects into the PE curriculum, stimulates the holistic development of students, there is still a lack of methods for its implementation. Therefore, Eduball was created, i.e., a method that uses educational balls with printed letters, numbers, and other signs. Numerous studies have shown that children participating in activities with Eduballs can develop their physical fitness while simultaneously improving their academic performance, particularly in math and language, including some writing skills. However, little is known about the effects of Eduball on children’s graphomotor skills, which are key for the academic performance of students throughout the entire schooling process. Here, we investigate whether 6-month participation in PE with Eduball stimulates graphomotor skills in primary school students, such as drawing prehandwriting letter patterns on unlined or lined paper and rewriting text on unlined or lined paper. Our results show that the Eduball class (N = 28) significantly improved these skills compared to the control class (N = 26) participating in traditional PE. For example, students from the experimental group wrote with a lower pen pressure and better stability of the line, in contrast to those from the control group. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the Eduball method successfully supports teachers in developing graphomotor skills in children. More broadly, our findings make clear once again that there is the need to integrate physical and cognitive development in education, which can be achieved by using an interdisciplinary model of PE.
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