Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogic and Sport Science, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Department of Physical Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
PLoS One. 2019 Jan 14;14(1):e0209848. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209848. eCollection 2019.
This study investigated the motor ability and working memory performance of Omani and German primary school-aged children. One hundred eighty-five children from public schools participated in a gross motor test that integrated whole body coordination, three different ball tasks, and a 20-meter run. Furthermore, they completed four working memory tests (the Digit-Span Test forward and backwards and the Corsi Block-Tapping Test forward and backwards). Two MANOVAS with the different motor and working memory tests and one univariate analysis of the general motor ability with the between-subject factors group and gender were conducted. Additionally, correlations between motor ability and working memory scores were executed. German children outperformed Omani children in the overall measurement of motor ability, (p = .01) and all aspects of working memory, (all p< .015). There were no correlations between motor and cognitive variables, when analyzing the results for the Omani and German children separately. These findings may be a result of different educational styles or socioeconomic status and must be investigated in more detail.
这项研究调查了阿曼和德国小学生的运动能力和工作记忆表现。来自公立学校的 185 名儿童参加了一项综合全身协调、三个不同球任务和 20 米跑的大运动测试。此外,他们还完成了四项工作记忆测试(数字跨度测试向前和向后以及科西块敲击测试向前和向后)。进行了两个包含不同运动和工作记忆测试的 MANOVAS 以及一个包含主体间因素组和性别的一般运动能力的单变量分析。还执行了运动能力和工作记忆分数之间的相关性。德国儿童在运动能力的整体测量中(p=0.01)以及工作记忆的所有方面(所有 p<0.015)都优于阿曼儿童。当分别分析阿曼和德国儿童的结果时,运动和认知变量之间没有相关性。这些发现可能是不同教育方式或社会经济地位的结果,必须更详细地研究。