Fundamental Movement Skills

Collecting Concurrent Validity, Reliability of Classification Decisions, Inter and Intra-Rater Reliability Evidence for the Furtado-Gallagher Computerized Observational Movement Pattern Assessment System

Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are considered the building blocks for the development of specialized skills (Gabbard, 2007). In addition, FMS competency has been linked to decreased levels of obesity (Lopes et al., 2012) and increased levels of …

A new pictorial instrument for assessing fundamental movement skill development: a pilot study

Teachers and practitioners working with younger children must conduct regular assessments to gather evidence about the student's level of achievement in fundamental movement skill (FMS) development (e.g., skipping, throwing, etc.). However, …