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... Thomas had done in the past on children and motor control. He started by stating how amazing children are and how misunderstood they are when it comes to motor skills. ... What characteristics of children influence their motor skills? ... Can children’s failure to use cognitive strategies account for deficits in motor performance, and if so, can strategy use be influenced? ... How do children develop motor expertise? ...
The first difference Thomas looked at under his first point for this article was motor performance differences in girls and boys. ... Thomas used meta-analysis to evaluate the studies of developmental difference in motor performance between girls and boys. He used 20 different motor skills, from 64 different studies that included 31,444 girls and boys. ... This was consistent across motor tasks involving strength and power, such as short dashes, sit-ups, grip strength, and jumping. ... Four tasks favored boys (agility, anticipation timing, arm hang, and reaction time) while only two favored the girls (fine eye-motor coordination and flexibility). ... After this he was curious as to why throwing was so different from other motor tasks and whether a difference this large so early in development suggests an alternate explanation. ... In review to this first point, he suggested that differences are three times as large as other motor performance tasks at ages three to four years, that biological variables are related to gender differences, and those differences are resistant to training. ... Thomas stated that it is important to encourage and provide opportunities for girls and boys so that they can acquire motor skills and participate in sport. ... Thomas found much evidence that younger children fail to use cognitive strategies to improve performance in many tasks including motor sills.
Approximate Word count = 1352
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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