10.6084/m9.figshare.7941443.v1
Alessandro Hervaldo Nicolai Ré
Alessandro Hervaldo Nicolai
Ré
Mariana Cardoso Tudela
Mariana Cardoso
Tudela
Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro
Carlos Bandeira de Mello
Monteiro
Beatriz de Araujo Antonio
Beatriz de Araujo
Antonio
Mellina Maria do Lago Manso Silva
Mellina Maria do Lago Manso
Silva
Carolina Maria Coelho Campos
Carolina Maria Coelho
Campos
Guilherme dos Santos
Guilherme dos
Santos
Maria Teresa Cattuzzo
Maria Teresa
Cattuzzo
MOTOR COMPETENCE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SÃO PAULO CITY, BRAZIL
SciELO journals
2019
Childhood
Motor development
Motor skills
2019-04-03 02:43:41
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/MOTOR_COMPETENCE_OF_SCHOOLCHILDREN_FROM_PUBLIC_EDUCATION_IN_S_O_PAULO_CITY_BRAZIL/7941443
<div><p>ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to assess motor competence in children from low socioeconomic status and compare results between sexes and age groups. The study included 529 children enrolled in public schools in the eastern region of São Paulo. The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) was used to assess MC, considering the raw scores and the standard scores (percentiles). The comparison of performance between genders in different age groups was performed using analysis of variance of two factors and chi-square test was used to compare the percentiles distribution (<15, very low MC, 15-30, low MC;> 30, normal MC) between the sexes in different age groups,. In both genders, there were a statistically significant decrease in percentiles classification at older ages. Considering the original classification of the TGMD-2, 76.4% of girls and 70.5% of boys presented a motor competence much lower than expected for age (percentile <15) and in both genders there were a statistically significant decrease in percentiles classification at older ages. These results suggests that it is possible that the quality of environmental stimuli currently available to these children is not sufficient for the development of motor competence.</p></div>