Características de las habilidades motoras gruesas de estudiantes de primaria de 7 y 8 años: un estudio transversal (Characteristics of gross motor skills of elementary school students aged 7 and 8 years: a cross-sectional study)

• Published in: Retos (Madrid) 2024-01, Vol.59, p.537
• Main Authors: Ibnu, Andli Marta, Oktarifaldi, Oktarifaldi, Hatchi, Itgo, Wisma, Nur, Venny Rosalina, Wedi, S, Soni Nopembri, Orhan, Bekir Erhan, Kurnaz, Mert, Mohd Izwan bin Shahril
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; spa
• Subjects: Age groups; Elementary Education; Elementary school students; Elementary Schools; Motor ability; Motor Development; Physical Education; Statistical Data
• ISSN: 1579-1726; 1988-2041
• DOI: 10.47197/retos.v59.107293

Adequate gross motor skills are believed to be a determinant in realizing optimal and quality physical activity. This research aims to reveal and describe the gross motor skills of students aged 7 and 8 years and reveal the differences. This research uses a cross-sectional approach. The Test of Gross Motor Development Second Edition (TGMD-2) was used as a data collection instrument. The research subjects were male and female elementary school students aged 7 and 8 selected purposively with details (N=140; boys =70 and girls =70). Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS statistics program version 25. The results showed the average Gross Motor Quotients in general (M=83.39, SD=9.2), the average Gross Motor Quotients for the 7-year age group (M=84.91 SD= 7.8) and the 8-year age group (M=81.87 SD=10.2). Asymp Sig obtained the results of the (2-tailed) (0.200>0.05). The results of the independent samples test show a significant difference in the students’ average Gross Motor Quotients (p-value