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Movement Interventions For Appropriate And Coordinated Movement, Brianna N. Blasberg
Movement Interventions For Appropriate And Coordinated Movement, Brianna N. Blasberg
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
The purpose of this action research was to determine the effect of fundamental movement lessons and independent movement jobs on appropriate and coordinated movement as well as focus of students. Twenty-five students from a lower elementary class of first, second, and third graders in a public Montessori school participated in the study. Data was collected over a period of six weeks using a coordination scale, student feedback, work plans, and time on task observations. Results show a positive correlation between movement intervention and student coordination, on task behavior, focus, and productivity. All students reported positive associations with the movement jobs …