Although I haven't blogged for a while I have been regularly reading everyone blogs as they start to analyse their data and are coming to some conclusion as to the findings of their inquiries. It makes for very interesting reading as the range of topics is so varied considering our shared professional practice and training backgrounds are on the whole all quite similar!
I found collecting my data very interesting and very much enjoyed carrying out my research. As I am observing the correlation between children's developmental movement ability and their listening, concentration and fine motor skills; I have been working closely with the children to gain I clear idea of their abilities and behaviour.
I had set out to carry out developmental movement interventions in order to improve the children's balance, proprioception and coordination (foundations for formal learning) hoping that by the end I would notice I difference (or the teachers I have interviewed) in their formal learning skills. I have been involved in a mush wider intervention scheme of this type in my previous professional practice and have therefore seen the benefits of it first hand. However one of the main issues I experienced was the time span for my inquiry.
Although I am seeing a positive response to the movement whilst analysing my data, I feel to have collected a completely uniformed improvement I would needed a much longer time frame and more regular intervention sessions. I have however started to analyse and explore a number of other themes occurring in my findings and hope to answer the following questions throughout my critical review:
- Is there a direct correlation between the developmental movement ability and the listening, concentration and fine motor skills in children?
- Is there a noticeable difference between the boys and girls?
- Which movements or type of movements (core distal, homologous, homo lateral, etc..) proved most difficult for the children?
- Did every child improve they scores in the initial and final assessment?
I am also starting to develop my professional artefact and have decided to target it at the the audience of parents of children at a preschool and foundation/reception age. I am still debating whether to produce a short documentary style video or some form of information booklet???
What sort of forms are other peoples artefact's taking?? Is anyone else targeting their artefact at parents??
Any feedback or ideas would be extremely welcome!!!!!
