MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL MOTOR EXPRESSION: A STUDY OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN AT THE LEVEL OF TASKS TIME EXECUTION
Journal Title: Journal of Physical Education & Health - Social Perspective - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
This investigation intends to examine whether there is a correlation between the speed of execution of mathematical tasks successfully resolved and the execution speed of the physical motor control tasks. The specific objectives defined are: knowing if there is a correlation between the times obtained in the activity of Mathematics and times in the activity of Motor Expression; Verify if there is a correlation between the times obtained in the activity of Mathematics and times in the group activity; Verify if there is a correlation between the times obtained in Motor Expression activity and the times obtained in the group activity. The methodology adopted for the realization of this study falls mainly on a positive paradigm, assuming a correlational nature typology. The study was conducted with a group of 22 children. These children performed three timed activities, individually, one for each domain and for the group task. The data analysis was conducted using the statistical program SPSS (version 20). After analysis and processing of data we have obtained positive correlation for all tests, however with very different correlation coefficients. We had a correlation coefficient of r = 0.051 between the activity of Mathematics and the activity of Motor Expression, revealing a tiny positive correlation. The test between the activity of Mathematics and Group Activity originated the correlation index r = 0.749; revealing a moderate positive correlation. In the test between the activity of Motor Expression and Grupo Activity, we had a correlation coefficient r = 0.191, which indicates a weak positive correlation. It was still observable that these data change when we focus only on the results of children aged 5 years old. In the first a correlation index r =0.315 was obtained, changing from tiny to weak positive; the second got an index r = 0.843, changing from moderate to strong positive; the third got an index r = 0.678, and therefore the positive correlation moderate.
Authors and Affiliations
João Serrano, Paulo Afonso, Alice Alves, Helena Mesquita, Samuel Honório
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