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http://dx.doi.org/10.14698/jkcce.2015.11.135

The Relationship between Motor Proficiency and Executive Function in Preschoolers  

Lee, Yun Ah (인하대학교대학원 아동복지학전공)
Lee, Wan Jeong (인하대학교 아동학과)
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Korean Journal of Childcare and Education / v.11, no.5, 2015 , pp. 135-151 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between preschoolers' motor proficiency and their executive function. Participants were 72 children who participated in individual tests. Motor proficiency was measured by a shortened form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition(BOT-2). Executive functions were assessed by utilizing the revised version of the four tasks: 'Day-Night Task', 'Dimensional Change Card Sort Task', 'Lift Flag Task' and 'Digit Span Task'. The major findings were as follows. First, the 5-year-olds motor proficiency was found to be better than the 4-year-olds. Second, the 5-year-olds executive function was found to be better than the 4-yeat-olds. Last, the 4-year-olds' and 5-year-olds' motor proficiency was related to their executive function. Concretely, fine manual control of motor proficiency was executive function and there was a high correlation. And behavior response inhibition and working memory of executive function was motor proficiency and there was a high correlation. Data analysis showed that preschoolers' motor proficiency and their executive function were different by their age level and that preschoolers' motor proficiency was correlated with their executive function.
Keywords
preschool child; motor proficiency; executive function;
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