PSYCHOMOTOR AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ALLIED TO IMPROVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This study aimed to prove that psychomotor lessons through Physical Education, directly interfere with the development of children. Thus, tests were applied using the Battery of Psychomotor Tests of Rosa Neto (2002), which classifies the psychomotor profile of children by analyzing six factors: fine psychomotor, global psychomotor, balance, body scheme, spatial organization and temporal organization. The sample consisted of 29 students of both sexes living in the city of Anápolis - GO. These are between 6 and 8 years old, 12 being females and 15 males. There was a sample loss of 2 children. Results of the first moment showed that the majority of students was ranked much lower in the item fine psychomotor, medium normal in global psychomotor and balance, inferior in body scheme, low normal in spatial organization and temporal organization. According with the results of the second moment, great improvements were detected, compared with the first results, demonstrating a good significance level as to the fine psychomotor, global psychomotor, balance, body scheme and temporal organization. Only in spatial organization significant results were not obtained, however, great progress was noticed. Therefore, this study demonstrated that psychomotor lessons applied twice a week with a duration of 50 minutes and for a period of three months, promote significant improvements in child development, interfering favorably on the school performance of children.