Jansen, Petra and Pietsch, Stefanie (2020) Sports and mathematical abilities in primary school-aged children: How important are spatial abilities? An explorative study. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY. ISSN 1046-1310, 1936-4733
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It is well known that sports and mathematical abilities are related to spatial abilities, also a relation between sport and mathematical abilities is assumed. However, the relation between all three aspects has not been investigated until now. Therefore, the main goal of the study is to examine the relationship between sport, spatial and mathematical ability in elementary school aged children. 50 boys and 42 girls from third grade solved spatial and sport tasks, which can be differentiated into the following: intrinsic-dynamic, intrinsic-static and extrinsic-static. Furthermore, their performances in mathematical (separated into numerical/arithmetical and geometrical) abilities were analyzed. The results showed significant correlations between the static spatial and sporting activities. This correlation is due to the strong correlation within the group of girls. Furthermore, a good performance in the intrinsic-spatial ability was related to a high geometrical ability of the children, especially in boys. However, the geometrical ability could not be predicted by sport abilities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MENTAL-ROTATION PERFORMANCE; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; SPACE; STUDENTS; GRADE; RUN; Primary school-aged children; Intrinsic and extrinsic spatial abilities; Sport performance; Numerical knowledge; Geometrical abilities |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 370 Education 700 Arts & recreation > 796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2021 04:38 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2021 04:38 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/43165 |
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