An analysis of the attraction and holding power of motor skill stations used in a mastery motivational physical education climate for preschool children

Background: The template for the current study was the project conducted by Rosenthal [1973. “An Ecological Study of Free Play in the Nursery School.” Doctoral diss., Wayne State University] where she investigated the attraction and holding power of various learning centres during free play in a naturalistic preschool setting. Rosenthal’s most significant conclusion was that the characteristics of individual settings were more significant...