Article: Reduction of errors during practice facilitates fundamental movement skill learning in children with intellectual disabilities

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TitleReduction of errors during practice facilitates fundamental movement skill learning in children with intellectual disabilities
AuthorsCapio, CM
Poolton, JM
Sit, CHP
Eguia, KF
Masters, RSW
Keywordschildren
Fundamental movement skill
Implicit motor learning
Intellectual disability
Issue Date2013
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0964-2633
CitationJournal Of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013, v. 57 n. 4, p. 295-305 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01535.x
AbstractBackground Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been found to have inferior motor proficiencies in fundamental movement skills (FMS). This study examined the effects of training the FMS of overhand throwing by manipulating the amount of practice errors. Methods Participants included 39 children with ID aged 4-11 years who were allocated into either an error-reduced (ER) training programme or a more typical programme in which errors were frequent (error-strewn, ES). Throwing movement form, throwing accuracy, and throwing frequency during free play were evaluated. Results The ER programme improved movement form, and increased throwing activity during free play to a greater extent than the ES programme. Furthermore, ER learners were found to be capable of engaging in a secondary cognitive task while manifesting robust throwing accuracy performance. Conclusions The findings support the use of movement skills training programmes that constrain practice errors in children with ID, suggesting that such approach results in improved performance and heightened movement engagement in free play. © 2012 The Authors. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN0964-2633
2011 Impact Factor: 1.877
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.082
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01535.x
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dc.contributor.authorCapio, CM
dc.contributor.authorPoolton, JM
dc.contributor.authorSit, CHP
dc.contributor.authorEguia, KF
dc.contributor.authorMasters, RSW
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T06:28:12Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T06:28:12Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBackground Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) have been found to have inferior motor proficiencies in fundamental movement skills (FMS). This study examined the effects of training the FMS of overhand throwing by manipulating the amount of practice errors. Methods Participants included 39 children with ID aged 4-11 years who were allocated into either an error-reduced (ER) training programme or a more typical programme in which errors were frequent (error-strewn, ES). Throwing movement form, throwing accuracy, and throwing frequency during free play were evaluated. Results The ER programme improved movement form, and increased throwing activity during free play to a greater extent than the ES programme. Furthermore, ER learners were found to be capable of engaging in a secondary cognitive task while manifesting robust throwing accuracy performance. Conclusions The findings support the use of movement skills training programmes that constrain practice errors in children with ID, suggesting that such approach results in improved performance and heightened movement engagement in free play. © 2012 The Authors. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013, v. 57 n. 4, p. 295-305 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01535.x
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01535.x
dc.identifier.hkuros200056
dc.identifier.issn0964-2633
2011 Impact Factor: 1.877
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.082
dc.identifier.pmid22369034
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84875538750
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/149182
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0964-2633
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Intellectual Disability Research
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectFundamental movement skill
dc.subjectImplicit motor learning
dc.subjectIntellectual disability
dc.titleReduction of errors during practice facilitates fundamental movement skill learning in children with intellectual disabilities
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Movement Matters Therapy Center
  3. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  4. Chinese University of Hong Kong