Avaliação do desempenho motor de pré-escolares em Teresina - PI

Abstract

The present study aimed to verify possible impairment in the acquisition of fundamental motor movement patterns, due to the absence of the Physical Education professional in the performance of adequate activities in preschoolers of a public school, compared to a private school in Teresina / PI. The movements tested were: a locomotion performance (vertical jump of a determined height), a manipulative performance (ball bearing) and a balance (balancing on one foot) of a Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil (CMEI) and of a Private Institution of Teresina / PI. The sample consisted of 60 pre-school students aged 4 to 5 years, 15 males and 15 females, from a CMEI in the city of Teresina and 15 males and 15 females, originating of the Private Institution. The methodological tool used was the Matrix of analysis of the fundamental patterns of movement (product and process), proposed by Gallahue and Ozumn, (2005). The results indicated that the evaluated individuals of the CMEI are in the elementary stage in the stabilizing movements and in the initial stage in the manipulative and locomotor movements, whereas the individuals of the private institution are in the mature stage of the stabilizing and manipulative movements and in the elementary stage for locomotor movement. The results suggest the need of the physical education professional in the public schools of Teresina / PI to adequately acquire the motor development of preschoolers