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The effect of geographical regions (urban and rural areas) on movement competence of Egyptian schoolchildren from 6-7 years

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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 Teaching methods in physical, physical and health education.

Abstract

Movement competence is a critical component for a young child. It may be an important prerequisite for engagement in physical activity (PA) later in life. Objective: This study was carried out to determine whether movement competence of children differed according to their geographical regions? Methods: 35 children (19 boys, 16 girls) from urban (Cairo) region schools, and 25 children (13 boys, 12 girls) from rural (Al Minia) region schools were included in the study. Movement competence was evaluated using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) instrument (Ulrich, 2000). Results: A significant relationship was revealed between urban and rural Egyptian children aged 6-7 years in movement competence and Boys found to be better on movement competence when compared with girls in rural region while girls were better than boys in urban region. Conclusion: The movement competence of the Egyptian child is affected by the different geographical region in which he lives.

DOI

10.21608/eijssa.2021.56144.1059

Keywords

Movement competence, TGMD-2 test, Urban regions, Rural regions

Authors

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

abd el shakour

MiddleName

fawzy

Affiliation

movement sciences, faculty of physical education, helwan university, Cairo , Eygpt

Email

mohamed.fawzy2010@windowslive.com

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Volume

017

Article Issue

017

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26299

Issue Date

2021-02-01

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2021-01-01

Publish Date

2021-02-01

Page Start

130

Page End

157

Print ISSN

3009-7401

Online ISSN

2356-9417

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https://eijssa.journals.ekb.eg/article_182611.html

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https://eijssa.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=182611

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6

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1,147

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Publication Title

International Journal of Sports Science and Arts

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https://eijssa.journals.ekb.eg/

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The effect of geographical regions (urban and rural areas) on movement competence of Egyptian schoolchildren from 6-7 years

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Created At

22 Jan 2023