Martzog, Philipp and Stoeger, Heidrun and Suggate, Sebastian (2019) Relations between Preschool Children's Fine Motor Skills and General Cognitive Abilities. JOURNAL OF COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT, 20 (4). pp. 443-465. ISSN 1524-8372, 1532-7647
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An increasing number of findings suggest that cognition is grounded in sensorimotor experiences. Research suggests that fine motor skills (FMS) link to cognitive abilities. Existing studies, however, lack conceptual and methodological differentiation regarding FMS and little is known about the directional nature of links. In study 1, we measured three types of FMS, namely dexterity, grapho-motor skill, speed-dominated FMS in a sample of preschool children (n = 78) aged 4.42 years, and analyzed their links with nonverbal reasoning and general knowledge. Factor analyses verified the existence of these three distinct subsets of FMS. A unique link was found for dexterity and reasoning after controlling for age, attention and processing speed. In study 2, using a cross-lagged-panel design with two measurement points one year apart in preschool (n = 84), a cross-lagged link from four-year-old children's dexterity to their reasoning skills at age five was demonstrated. Findings support the idea of FMS being involved in the development of cognitive abilities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TYPICALLY DEVELOPING-CHILDREN; LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; SCHOOL READINESS; FIT INDEXES; KINDERGARTEN; ACHIEVEMENT; PERFORMANCE; INTERRELATION; INTEGRATION; SPEED; |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 370 Education |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Bildungswissenschaft > Lehrstuhl für Schulpädagogik (Prof. Dr. Heidrun Stöger) Human Sciences > Institut für Bildungswissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2020 11:26 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2020 11:26 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/27025 |
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