The relative age effect on fundamental movement skills in Chinese children aged 3-5 years

• Main Authors: Kai Li (Author), Sitong Chen (Author), Jiani Ma (Author), Clarice Martins (Author), Michael Duncan (Author), Xinxin Sheng (Author), Shijie Liu (Author), Yujun Cai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The cut-off date in the education system causes a relative age difference, with developmental advantages for children who are born on the "early side" of the cut-off date and disadvantages for those born later, which is known as the relative age effect (RAE). Very few s...