Susanna Iivonen

No active affiliation

Research interests

Susanna was awarded her PhD through University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Department of Sport Sciences in 2009. She investigated the effects of physical activity intervention on the development of fundamental motor skills in preschool children. Susanna’s research interests are in physical education in early education. She is interested in the evaluation, promotion and follow-up of motor skill development and physical activity behaviour in children. A key interest is the role fundamental motor skill competence has to physical activity behaviour. Within this broad area she is also interested in the role of free play in children's skill acquisition.

Follow-up groups

Sport Pedagogy (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences LTK, SPORT) LPE

Publications and other outputs

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Children's Types of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Day Care Environment during Outdoor Play over the Course of Four Seasons in Finland (2019) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A3; OA
Reliability Assessment of Scores from Video-Recorded TGMD-3 Performances (2017) Rintala, Pauli; et al.; A1; OA
3–10-vuotiaiden lasten motoriset perustaidot (2016) Rintala, Pauli; et al.; A1; OA
A review of studies using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) (2016) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A2; OA
Directly Observed Physical Activity and Fundamental Motor Skills in Four-Year-Old Children in Day Care (2016) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A1; OA
Fundamental Movement Skills : An Important Focus (2016) Barnett, Lisa M.; et al.; A1
KTK lasten motorisen koordinaation mittarina – systemaattinen katsaus (2016) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A2
Tieteelliset perusteet varhaisvuosien fyysisen aktiivisuuden suosituksille (2016) Sääkslahti, Arja; et al.; D4; OA
Lapsen laatuista liikuntaa (2015) Sääkslahti, Arja; et al.; D1; OA
Move! on räätälöity suomalaiseen kouluun (2015) Sääkslahti, Arja; et al.; D1
Preschool children's fundamental motor skills: a review of significant determinants (2014) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A2
Liikunnallisen lapsuuden askelmerkit asetetaan jo päiväkoti-iässä (2013) Sääkslahti, Arja; et al.; B1
Relationship between fundamental motor skills and physical activity in 4-year-old preschool children. (2013) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A1
Peruskoululaisten fyysisen toimintakyvyn seurantajärjestelmä (2012) Jaakkola, Timo; et al.; D4; OA
The development of fundamental motor skills of four-to five-year-old preschool children and the effects of a preschool physical education curriculum (2011) Iivonen, Susanna; et al.; A1