A Systematic Review of Fundamental Movement Skills Intervention Studies in Foreign Preschool Children

Objective: To systematically analyse the methodological characteristics and effectiveness of fundamental movement skills intervention research in foreign preschool children and provide references for relevant research in China. Methods: The literatures were searched through five foreign language databases such as WOS, all literatures were selected and excluded according to the standard criteria. The experimental design, sample, intervention, assessment, statistical method and other data were extracted from each study, the quality of randomized controlled trial design and non-randomized controlled trial design studies were evaluated by using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool 2.0 and the ROBINS-I item, respectively. Results: A total of 27 articles were included in this review, of which 81%(n =22) were effective interventions. All interventions were conducted in preschool/kindergarten. The results of interventions were not different in gender and age. The “child-centered” intervention model, which was intervened 30~40 min per time, twice a week, 8~16 weeks intervention(effective intervention ratio), leading by physical education teachers, coaches and expertswas the most effective intervention protocol. TGMD-2 assessment tools were most widely used in these studies.Only 19%of these studies were follow-up study. Conclusion: The fundamental movement skills intervention in foreign children has a positive effect on the development of individual fundamental movement skills. Based on foreign researches, it is suggested that the Chinese scholars and educators should formulate reasonable and innovative intervention methods according to the characteristics of Chinese children, and establish suitable fundamental movement skills assessment tools.