Motor development profile in 9-11 year-old children from the municipal education system of Maceio, Alagoas State, presenting low school performance
Autor: | Maria Natália Santos da Silva; Alessandra Bonorandi Dounis |
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Sprache: | Englisch; Spanisch; Portugiesisch |
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2014 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
Online Zugang: |
http://www.cadernosdeterapiaocupacional.ufscar.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/971/488 https://doaj.org/toc/2238-2860 https://doaj.org/toc/0104-4931 doi:10.4322/cto.2014.007 2238-2860 0104-4931 https://doaj.org/article/031f5d6230264668a3905e77579dac9b https://doi.org/10.4322/cto.2014.007 https://doaj.org/article/031f5d6230264668a3905e77579dac9b |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:031f5d6230264668a3905e77579dac9b |
Zusammenfassung
Introduction: Children may present motor development delays that can influence their learning process, hence the need for specific assessment for the early detection of such delays in an attempt to resolve or mitigate possible future damage. Objective: Profile of motor development in children aged 9-11 years old presenting low academic achievement in the municipal education system of Maceio, Alagoas state. Methodology: An exploratory, descriptive, transversal study which uses the Motor Development Scale (MDS) to analyze the main components of performance. Evaluations were carried out with 43 children of both genders. Results: The children assessed presented motor profiles ranging from “normal” to “far below average”, corroborating the findings in the literature. Conclusions: The results obtained are in agreement with the literature, showing a close relation between motor development and low school performance, emphasizing the importance of psychomotor intervention for the maturation of more complex motor patterns.