Associations between gross motor coordination and academic achievement in elementary school children

We aimed to evaluate the relationship between gross motor coordination (MC) and academic achievement (AA) in a sample of Portuguese children aged 9–12 years. The study took place during the 2009/2010 school year and involved 596 urban children (281 girls) from the north of Portugal. AA was assessed...

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Main Author: Lopes, Luís Carlos Oliveira (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Rute (author), Pereira, Beatriz Oliveira (author), Lopes, Vitor Pires (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Motor coordination
Academic achievement
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Socio-economic status
Body mass index
Science & Technology
Social Sciences
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25828
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/25828

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25828

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