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Learning to cycle: a constraint-led intervention programme using different cycling task constraints

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dc.contributor.authorMercê, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorDavids, Keith
dc.contributor.authorCatela, David
dc.contributor.authorBranco, Marco
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Vanda
dc.contributor.authorCordovil, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T09:52:57Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T09:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractBackgroundCycling is a foundational movement skill which represents an important motor milestone to achieve in children's lives. The use of a bicycle with training wheels is the most common approach for learning how to cycle, although some evidence suggests that this approach is counterproductive.PurposeUnderpinned by an ecological dynamics and Constraints-led approach, this study investigated whether learning how to ride a conventional bicycle in childhood can be shaped by the specific task constraints related to the kind of training bicycle used beforehand (i.e. balance bike or bicycle with training wheels). This comparison could guide pedagogical practice to facilitate children's learning in cycling and their independent riding.MethodsThe Learning to Cycle intervention programme was introduced to 25 children (M = 6.08 +/- 1.19 years) who could not previously cycle, divided into two treatment groups. One group trained with a bicycle with training wheels (BTW) and another with a balance bicycle (BB) for six sessions, followed by four sessions with a conventional bicycle (CB). The acquisition of independent cycling was assessed, based on established cycle learning milestone achievements, without help: (i) self-launch, (ii) riding for at least 10 (consecutive) metres, and (iii) braking. To be considered an independent rider, participants needed to achieve all these milestones, without any external help. During the CB sessions, the number of sessions that each child needed to acquire each learning milestone and independent cycling were recorded.ResultsThe programme led to a success rate of 88% for achievement of independent cycling on a conventional bicycle, differentiated by 100% success in the BB group and 75% in the BTW group. The BB participants were significantly faster in learning to self-launch, ride, brake, and cycle independently, compared to BTW participants.ConclusionsThe Learning to Cycle programme was effective for facilitating learning in children from three years of age onwards. Using the BB instead of the BTW seems to lead to a more effective and efficient acquisition of independent cycling at earlier ages.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17408989.2023.2185599pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1742-5786
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19477
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTaylor and Francispt_PT
dc.relationInterdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance
dc.relationLife Quality Research Centre
dc.subjectLearning to cyclept_PT
dc.subjectEcological dynamicspt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-organisation under constraintspt_PT
dc.subjectAffordancespt_PT
dc.subjectSystem degrees of freedompt_PT
dc.titleLearning to cycle: a constraint-led intervention programme using different cycling task constraintspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleInterdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance
oaire.awardTitleLife Quality Research Centre
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00447%2F2020/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04748%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage14pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePhysical Education and Sport Pedagogypt_PT
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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