Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children
Baekgrouund & purpose: The purpose of this study was comparing the motor and cognitive development of urban and rural preschool children in Semnan, Iran.Materials and Methods: 97 healthy preschool children participated in the study, including 57 urban (n1=57) and 40 rural (n2=40) children.6 asse...
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| description | Baekgrouund & purpose: The purpose of this study was comparing the motor and cognitive development of urban and rural preschool children in Semnan, Iran.Materials and Methods: 97 healthy preschool children participated in the study, including 57 urban (n1=57) and 40 rural (n2=40) children.6 assessment methods including equilibrium on one leg, drawing a man, Juorchin, fekr-e-bekr, equilibrium board and the test of easy fine motor, were employed to evaluate the motor and cognitive development in the participants.For analysis of the obtained results t tests was used to determine significant differences between the two groups.Results:equilibrium on one leg and the test of easy fine motor, considering there was significant differences between, urban and rural groups.In the other four tests there was no significant differences between the two groups.Conclusion: the findings indicated that the rural children have more success in motor skills when compared to urban children, while in cognitive tests the two groups showed the same results, indicating. That revision is required for the preschool programme |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f2e8ef5acdc472c89f7cbfd92f8915a2022-12-22T00:02:30ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences1735-92602005-01-0115487381Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool childrenM. Amouzadeh KhaliliBaekgrouund & purpose: The purpose of this study was comparing the motor and cognitive development of urban and rural preschool children in Semnan, Iran.Materials and Methods: 97 healthy preschool children participated in the study, including 57 urban (n1=57) and 40 rural (n2=40) children.6 assessment methods including equilibrium on one leg, drawing a man, Juorchin, fekr-e-bekr, equilibrium board and the test of easy fine motor, were employed to evaluate the motor and cognitive development in the participants.For analysis of the obtained results t tests was used to determine significant differences between the two groups.Results:equilibrium on one leg and the test of easy fine motor, considering there was significant differences between, urban and rural groups.In the other four tests there was no significant differences between the two groups.Conclusion: the findings indicated that the rural children have more success in motor skills when compared to urban children, while in cognitive tests the two groups showed the same results, indicating. That revision is required for the preschool programmehttp://www.mazums.ac.ir/files/onlineJournals_1595111=%20Amoozadeh.pdfCognitive developmentmotor developmentpreschoolurban and rural childrennursery schools. |
| spellingShingle | M. Amouzadeh Khalili Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Cognitive development motor development preschool urban and rural children nursery schools. |
| title | Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children |
| title_full | Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children |
| title_short | Comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children |
| title_sort | comparison of psychomotor development in urban and rural preschool children |
| topic | Cognitive development motor development preschool urban and rural children nursery schools. |
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