Age and age variance do not moderate FMS–academic-cognitive links, inconsistent with a maturation account¶
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q3 i? Neither age (QM(1) = 2.297, p = .130) nor age variance (QM(1) = .016, p = .899) moderated the overall FMS–academic-cognitive effect, and no age × domain interaction was significant (all ps > .216). → Sebastian P. Suggate 2025
Evidence¶
Sebastian P. Suggate 2025¶
Sebastian P. Suggate, Viktoria L. Karle, Tanja Kipfelsberger, Heidrun Stoeger. (2025). Keep the hands in mind: A meta-analysis of correlations between fine motor skills and reading, writing, mathematics, and cognitive development in children and adolescents. Educational Research Review 49 (2025) 100748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100748
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Three-level mixed-effects moderator analyses across the full meta-analytic dataset testing the maturation hypothesis. The article reports "neither age, QM(1) = 2.297, p = .130, nor age variance, QM(1) = .016, p = .899, moderated the overall effect size". No effect size printed for the moderation.
"neither age, QM(1) = 2.297, p = .130, nor age variance, QM(1) = .016, p = .899, moderated the overall effect size between FMS and academic-cognitive skills, inconsistent with maturation."
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Related Claims¶
- Fine motor skills show a significant moderate overall correlation (r = .329) with academic-cognitive skills in children and adolescents — a broader claim this one bears on
- FMS subdomain correlations vary within academic domains: nonword reading strongest, letter reading weakest, intelligence strongest among cognitive skills — related
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Age and age variance do not moderate FMS–academic-cognitive links, inconsistent with a maturation account |
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Age and age variance do not moderate FMS–academic-cognitive links, inconsistent with a maturation account |
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