Development of basic motor competencies during childhood (EMOKK): Documentation of items und scales – Survey 2020–2024

This documentation contains the scales and items used across all five measurement points (2020-2025) of the study «Development of basic motor competencies in childhood» (01.07.2021-30.06.2025), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). It is based on the earlier study «Monitoring of basic motor competencies in four- to eight-year-old children in Switzerland» (01.2020–02.2022), funded by Health Promotion Switzerland (GFCH). The aim of the study is to investigate how preschool and primary school children in Switzerland develop basic motor competencies and which individual, scholastic, and out-of-school factors influence children’s motor development. The central subject of the study is the assessment of basic motor competencies. In addition, questionnaires from the children, their parents and their teachers were used. This documentation includes the variable names, the question texts in German, Italian and French language, as well as the coding and references. It also shows which constructs were assessed in which language region and at which time point.