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Designing a step-up dynamic balance test for preschool children

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24500680
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Physical education
Research InstitutionFukui National College of Technology (2013-2014)
Kanazawa College of Art (2012)

Principal Investigator

AOKI Hiroki  福井工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 講師 (90622564)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) DEMURA Shinichi  金沢大学, 人間科学系, 教授 (20155485)
KASUGA Kosho  岐阜大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30343726)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords男児 / 女児 / 動的平衡性 / 幼児 / 発達 / テスト
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to design a step-up dynamic balance test for preschool children. Children (4 to 6-year-old boys and girls) walked to the end of a course and on a balance beam and under three conditions: no obstacle, low obstacle (5 cm high), and high obstacle (10 cm high). The obstacles were set at the midpoint of the course and balance beam. We clarified that the walking time for a course and on a balance beam with or without obstacles is more in four-year-old children than in five- and six-year-old children in boys and girls. The walking time for all conditions was independent of the sex of the children. An obstacle with a height of 10 cm affects walking in four-year-old children but not in children aged five years and above.
In addition, we designed reference values for evaluation tests for every age. The evaluation of the dynamic balance suggests that reference materials are developed along with age in children.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2015 2013 2012

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Sex and age-level differences in preschool children in walking times on a course and on a balance beam with obstacles2015

    • Author(s)
      Aoki H, Demura S, Kasuga K, Ning Xu
    • Journal Title

      World Journal of Education

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] The effects of obstacles and age on walking time within a course and on a balance beam in preschool boys2012

    • Author(s)
      Kasuga K, Demura S, Aoki H, Sato T, Shin S, Kawabata H
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Physical Education

      Volume: 2 Pages: 49-53

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Reliability of a balance beam walking test with an obstacle among preschool children2013

    • Author(s)
      Aoki H, Demura S, Yokoya T, Sugiura H, Kasuga K
    • Organizer
      日本教育医学会
    • Place of Presentation
      済州学校
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児における障害物を設置した枠内歩行テストの信頼性2013

    • Author(s)
      青木宏樹,出村慎一,松田繁樹,横谷智久,春日晃章
    • Organizer
      日本体育学会
    • Place of Presentation
      立命館大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児における障害物を設置した枠内歩行時間と平均台歩行時間の加齢変化の違い 女児を対象に2012

    • Author(s)
      青木宏樹,出村慎一,杉浦宏季,春日晃章
    • Organizer
      日本体育学会第63回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学湘南キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児における障害物を設置した枠内歩行テストと平均台歩行テストの信頼性2012

    • Author(s)
      青木宏樹,出村慎一,宮口和義,横谷智久,春日晃章
    • Organizer
      第67回日本体力医学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      長良川国際会議場・岐阜都ホテル
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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