Motor competence in preschool children’s: An analysis in private and public school children

The objective of this study was to compare the motor competence of children in different environments, namely private and public schools. This study looked at a representative sample of preschool children (3-5 years) the city of Recife-PE. We included all subjects who completed the Test of Gross Mot...

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Main Authors: Daniel da Rocha Queiroz, Rafael dos Santos Henrique, Anderson Henry Pereira Feitoza, Jéssica Nayara Silva de Medeiros, Cleverton José Farias de Souza, Teresinha de Jesus Sousa Lima, Maria Teresa Cattuzzo
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Published: Desafio Singular 2017-03-01
Series:Motricidade
Online Access:http://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/6886
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author Daniel da Rocha Queiroz
Rafael dos Santos Henrique
Anderson Henry Pereira Feitoza
Jéssica Nayara Silva de Medeiros
Cleverton José Farias de Souza
Teresinha de Jesus Sousa Lima
Maria Teresa Cattuzzo
author_facet Daniel da Rocha Queiroz
Rafael dos Santos Henrique
Anderson Henry Pereira Feitoza
Jéssica Nayara Silva de Medeiros
Cleverton José Farias de Souza
Teresinha de Jesus Sousa Lima
Maria Teresa Cattuzzo
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description The objective of this study was to compare the motor competence of children in different environments, namely private and public schools. This study looked at a representative sample of preschool children (3-5 years) the city of Recife-PE. We included all subjects who completed the Test of Gross Motor Development - 2. The groups were made up of children from private schools (n = 161; 95 boys), and public (n = 131; 63 boys). Data analysis used analysis of variance (ANOVA Two-Way), by adopting a p ≤ 0.05. In general, private school children had superior performance. When analyzed gender differences, boys were higher. The results suggest that children of different school environments appear to differ in their motor competence. Therefore, we suggest that future studies assessing the characteristics of space used and the intensity and duration of activities that children are involved.
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spelling doaj.art-9d04dd421c474c4a9040e4ba404aa9462022-12-22T01:42:37ZengDesafio SingularMotricidade1646-107X2182-29722017-03-01123566310.6063/motricidade.68868105Motor competence in preschool children’s: An analysis in private and public school childrenDaniel da Rocha Queiroz0Rafael dos Santos Henrique1Anderson Henry Pereira Feitoza2Jéssica Nayara Silva de Medeiros3Cleverton José Farias de Souza4Teresinha de Jesus Sousa Lima5Maria Teresa Cattuzzo6Grupo de Pesquisa em Comportamento Motor Humano e Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife - BrasilGrupo de Pesquisa em Comportamento Motor Humano e Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife - BrasilGrupo de Pesquisa em Comportamento Motor Humano e Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife - BrasilGrupo de Pesquisa em Comportamento Motor Humano e Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife - BrasilUniversidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus - BrasilGrupo de Pesquisa em Comportamento Motor Humano e Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife - BrasilGrupo de Pesquisa em Comportamento Motor Humano e Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife - BrasilThe objective of this study was to compare the motor competence of children in different environments, namely private and public schools. This study looked at a representative sample of preschool children (3-5 years) the city of Recife-PE. We included all subjects who completed the Test of Gross Motor Development - 2. The groups were made up of children from private schools (n = 161; 95 boys), and public (n = 131; 63 boys). Data analysis used analysis of variance (ANOVA Two-Way), by adopting a p ≤ 0.05. In general, private school children had superior performance. When analyzed gender differences, boys were higher. The results suggest that children of different school environments appear to differ in their motor competence. Therefore, we suggest that future studies assessing the characteristics of space used and the intensity and duration of activities that children are involved.http://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/6886
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Jéssica Nayara Silva de Medeiros
Cleverton José Farias de Souza
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Maria Teresa Cattuzzo
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