Date of Award
2002
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Elizabeth Kelley Boyles
Second Advisor
Fred Kreig
Third Advisor
Joyce Meikamp
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in gross and fine motor abilities in preschool aged children in West Virginia. Subjects consisted of 21 males and 16 females. Data was collected via the West Virginia Educare Initiative using the Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs. Results of this study indicate that there are no significant gender differences in either gross motor or fine motor abilities in preschool aged children.
Subject(s)
Motor ability in children -- Effect of gender on -- West Virginia.
Recommended Citation
Pennington, Kelly R., "Gender Differences in Gross and Fine Motor Abilities in Preschool Aged Children in West Virginia" (2002). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 783.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/783
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