Characteristics of motor control and learning of motor skill underachievers in terms of degree of freedom

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K01614
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Saitama University
• Principal Investigator: FURUTA HISASHI 埼玉大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (80432699)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-10-21 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 運動不振 / 自由度 / 判定基準

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of motor control and learning of students with motor skill underachievement from the viewpoint of the degree of freedom of movement. However, the initial plan could not be completed because there were insufficient points in the method to screen students with motor skill underachievement, and because it was difficult to carry out experiments on humans due to the covid-19 pandemic. The following two points can be mentioned as research products in such a situation. Firstly, I reviewed and organized the cut-off criteria and usage of the Scale for Screening University Students with Underachievement of Motor Skills. Secondly, I held a symposiums and a roundtable discussion, focusing on the relationship between motor skill underachievement and DCD and the importance of the degree of freedom of movement, and discussed what kinds of learning supports are effective for students with motor skill underachievement.

Free Research Field

体育・スポーツ心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

当初の計画通りに研究を進めることはできなかったが，本研究の成果に関して次の2つの観点から学術的・社会的意義を見出すことができる。第1は運動不振の判定法の改善の観点である。大学生版運動不振尺度の判定基準の検討によって，測定評価の面から運動不振研究の土台を強化できたと思われる。第2は，運動指導の改善の観点である。スポーツの指導場面では運動不振やDCD(発達性協調運動障害)を呈する者の運動技能を向上させることは難しい。今回，学会のシンポジウムや現職教員を対象としたラウンドテーブルにおいて運動不振やDCDを呈する者に対する学習支援について議論できたことは運動指導の実践場面の改善に貢献できたと思われる。