Research Article

The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development

Volume: 8 Number: 4 December 31, 2025
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The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development

Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the comparative effects of three sport-specific movement training programs on motor skill development in preschool children. Method: Twenty-three children aged six years participated in the study. After completing a pretest, participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: aikido (n = 8), basketball (n = 7), or tennis (n = 8). Each group received sport-specific movement instruction twice weekly over an eight-week intervention period. Gross motor skills were assessed before and after the intervention using a gross muscle group motor skill test (GMST). All data were analyzed using appropriate nonparametric statistical procedures. Results: Pretest results indicated no significant differences among the groups (p > 0.05). In contrast, posttest analyzes revealed a significant advantage for the basketball group compared with the aikido group in the object control subscale (basketball: 40.42 ± 2.820; aikido: 31.62 ± 5.449; p < 0.05) and in the total GMST score (basketball: 85.71 ± 4.572; aikido: 74.00 ± 6.325; p < 0.05). All three groups demonstrated significant improvements from pretest to posttest (p < 0.05), indicating positive effects of the training programs. However, comparisons of pretest–posttest difference scores showed no significant differences among the groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Overall, the findings suggest that participation in aikido, basketball, or tennis–based movement education contributes to improvements in gross motor skill performance among preschool children. Basketball training, however, may provide relatively greater enhancement in skills requiring object control.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Training and Sports, Motor Control, Movement Education in Sports Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

November 18, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 4

APA
Katra, H., Günar, B. B., Akgün, O., Tozyılmaz Girgin, S., & Saruhan, M. (2025). The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development. 8(4), 32-46. https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL
AMA
1.Katra H, Günar BB, Akgün O, Tozyılmaz Girgin S, Saruhan M. The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development. 2025;8(4):32-46. https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL
Chicago
Katra, Haşim, Bilgetekin Burak Günar, Onur Akgün, Sevilay Tozyılmaz Girgin, and Mehmet Saruhan. 2025. The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched With Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development. 8 (4): 32-46. https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL.
EndNote
Katra H, Günar BB, Akgün O, Tozyılmaz Girgin S, Saruhan M (December 1, 2025) The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development. 8 4 32–46.
IEEE
[1]H. Katra, B. B. Günar, O. Akgün, S. Tozyılmaz Girgin, and M. Saruhan, “The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development”, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 32–46, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL
ISNAD
Katra, Haşim - Günar, Bilgetekin Burak - Akgün, Onur - Tozyılmaz Girgin, Sevilay - Saruhan, Mehmet. “The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched With Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development” 8/4 (December 1, 2025): 32-46. https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL.
JAMA
1.Katra H, Günar BB, Akgün O, Tozyılmaz Girgin S, Saruhan M. The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development. 2025;8:32–46.
MLA
Katra, Haşim, et al. The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched With Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development. no. 4, Dec. 2025, pp. 32-46, https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL.
Vancouver
1.Haşim Katra, Bilgetekin Burak Günar, Onur Akgün, Sevilay Tozyılmaz Girgin, Mehmet Saruhan. The Influence of Movement Education Lessons Enriched with Various Sports Disciplines on Early Childhood Psychomotor Development [Internet]. Vols. 8. 2025 Dec. 1;8(4):32-46. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64AW97GL

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