幼児の運動能力評価のための基準値〈SMAC2010〉 －測定値の分布と外れ値に注意した基準値の作成と提案－

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　The purpose of this study was to establish and propose motor ability standards for children aged 3 to 6 years. The sample participants were 3,574 healthy preschool children (1,817 boys and 1,757 girls) aged 3 to 6.5 years. Measurements were conducted by the same testers with identical devices and tools from 2005 to 2009. Test items included seven motor ability tests of standing long jump, timed dipping, sit and reach, 25-m dash, softball throw for distance, side steps, and grip strength with two anthropometrical measures of standing height and body weight. In order to test normal distribution, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to each data set classified for each 0.5-year-age and gender. Normal distributions were not certified in several cases. In these cases, the data sets were corrected by eliminating outliers (abnormal values). Finally, the standards of motor ability for children aged 3.5 to 6.5 years old (SMAC2010) were established according to the data distribution and by eliminating outliers. The SMAC2010 will be available to evaluate motor ability for each preschool child in the future.