Psychomotor Skills Activities in the Classroom from an Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Perspective
Psychomotricity is a tool that allows the development of different capacities, skills and corporal abilities of people. Currently, it is included in early childhood education programmes due to its importance in children’s development, but, even so, it is not always given the role they deserve. Thus,...
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| author | Jorge Rojo-Ramos María José González-Becerra Santiago Gómez-Paniagua Jorge Carlos-Vivas Ángel Acevedo-Duque José Carmelo Adsuar |
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| description | Psychomotricity is a tool that allows the development of different capacities, skills and corporal abilities of people. Currently, it is included in early childhood education programmes due to its importance in children’s development, but, even so, it is not always given the role they deserve. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of early childhood education teachers towards the needs and current state of psychomotor skills in the educational context of Extremadura schools and compare the information provided by teachers that work in rural and urban areas. A questionnaire was administered using a tablet and a Google Forms application. The sample consisted of 216 teachers, selected using a non-probability sampling method based on coexistence sampling. The Mann–Whitney U test was applied to determine the relationships between the different items and dimensions according to the location of the school, and Spearman’s Rho test was used to find out if there is any relationship between the age of the teachers and their responses in the different dimensions. The results showed that psychomotor skills do not receive the place they deserve, with insufficient material and facilities, inadequate training, few sessions and inappropriate programming, together with the rest of the components of the cycle. Therefore, it can be concluded that it is necessary to include psychomotor skills in the training of teachers and that the centres should be concerned about providing teachers with the necessary material and spaces for their work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be2fb1474b064ce99d20e11abf1872272023-12-03T13:28:41ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-08-0198121410.3390/children9081214Psychomotor Skills Activities in the Classroom from an Early Childhood Education Teachers’ PerspectiveJorge Rojo-Ramos0María José González-Becerra1Santiago Gómez-Paniagua2Jorge Carlos-Vivas3Ángel Acevedo-Duque4José Carmelo Adsuar5Health, Economy, Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, University of Extremadura, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, SpainBioẼrgon Research Group, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainBioẼrgon Research Group, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, SpainPromoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSo), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, SpainPublic Policy Observatory, Faculty of Business and Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, ChilePromoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSo), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, SpainPsychomotricity is a tool that allows the development of different capacities, skills and corporal abilities of people. Currently, it is included in early childhood education programmes due to its importance in children’s development, but, even so, it is not always given the role they deserve. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of early childhood education teachers towards the needs and current state of psychomotor skills in the educational context of Extremadura schools and compare the information provided by teachers that work in rural and urban areas. A questionnaire was administered using a tablet and a Google Forms application. The sample consisted of 216 teachers, selected using a non-probability sampling method based on coexistence sampling. The Mann–Whitney U test was applied to determine the relationships between the different items and dimensions according to the location of the school, and Spearman’s Rho test was used to find out if there is any relationship between the age of the teachers and their responses in the different dimensions. The results showed that psychomotor skills do not receive the place they deserve, with insufficient material and facilities, inadequate training, few sessions and inappropriate programming, together with the rest of the components of the cycle. Therefore, it can be concluded that it is necessary to include psychomotor skills in the training of teachers and that the centres should be concerned about providing teachers with the necessary material and spaces for their work.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/8/1214psychomotorearly childhood educationchildren |
| spellingShingle | Jorge Rojo-Ramos María José González-Becerra Santiago Gómez-Paniagua Jorge Carlos-Vivas Ángel Acevedo-Duque José Carmelo Adsuar Psychomotor Skills Activities in the Classroom from an Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Perspective Children psychomotor early childhood education children |
| title | Psychomotor Skills Activities in the Classroom from an Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Perspective |
| title_full | Psychomotor Skills Activities in the Classroom from an Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Perspective |
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| title_short | Psychomotor Skills Activities in the Classroom from an Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Perspective |
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