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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
卷 74, 期 2, 页码 475-497出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.7402011
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD33486, R37 HD033486] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH60366] Funding Source: Medline
This study compared the relative contributions of growing body dimensions, age, and walking experience in the development of walking skill in 9- to 17-month-old infants (N = 210), 5-6-year old kindergartners (N = 15), and college students (N = 13). Kinematic measures derived from participants' footprints showed characteristic improvements in walking skill. As children became bigger, older, and more experienced, their steps became longer, narrower, straighter, and more consistent. Improvements reflected a narrowing base of support and increasing control over the path of progression. Although both infants' age and the duration of their walking experience contributed to improvements in walking skill, experience was the stronger predictor. This finding suggests that practice is the more important developmental factor for helping infants to conquer their weak muscles and precarious balance.
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