Eddy, L orcid.org/0000-0002-3990-1944, Hill, LJB orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-5121, Mon-Williams, M orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-8545 et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Fundamental Movement Skills and Their Assessment in Primary Schools from the Perspective of Teachers. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 25 (3). pp. 236-249. ISSN 1091-367X
Abstract
Evidence suggests that children struggle to acquire age-appropriate fundamental movement skills (FMS), despite their importance for facilitating physical activity. This has led to calls for routine school-based screening of children’s FMS. However, there is limited research exploring schools’ capacity to conduct such assessments. This study investigated what factors might affect the adoption and implementation of FMS assessments in primary schools. School staff (n = 853) completed an online questionnaire developed using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model. A majority reported that knowledge of pupils’ FMS ability would be beneficial (65.3%), and 71.8% would assess FMS if support was provided. Barriers included: Capability – few possessed knowledge of FMS (15%); Opportunity – teachers reported 30–60 minutes as acceptable for assessing a class, a substantially shorter period than current assessments require; Motivation – 57.2% stated FMS assessments would increase workload stress. Solutions to these issues are discussed using the COM-B theoretical framework.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | assessment; behavior change; Fundamental movement skills; school |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Clinical & Population Science Dept (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NIHR National Inst Health Research R&D ARC M20086 MRC (Medical Research Council) UKPRP M20072 MRC (Medical Research Council) Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2021 11:14 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1091367X.2021.1874955 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172431 |