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Table 1 Means and SD of perceived competence and raw motor skill scores by gender

From: A window of opportunity? Motor skills and perceptions of competence of children in Kindergarten

 

Boys

Girls

Variable

N

M

SD

N

M

SD

Perceptions of physical competencea

135

18.13

3.25

125

19.50

3.05

Locomotor skillsb

135

25.07

7.38

125

26.87

7.24

Object control skillsb

135

22.53

7.98

125

19.25

6.06

Total skillsc

135

47.60

13.86

125

46.12

11.11

  1. Range of possible scores were a6-24, b0 - 48, c0 - 96