The influence of exercises with elements of Sherborne Developmental Movement on the psychomotor development of children between first and second year of life
Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2011, Vol 21, Issue 56
Abstract
[b]Aim of the work.[/b] The purpose of work was to determine the influence of exercises with elements of Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM) for the psychomotor development of children between first and second year of life. [b]Material and methods.[/b] The examination included two groups with 14 children in each. The age of participants was located between 12 and 24 months of life. The first group of children for three months systematically once a week has attended on 45-minute classes with Sherborne Development Movement – 6 boys and 8 girls were in it. The other 5 boys and 9 girls constituted the control group. To evaluate children’s behavior the Bogdanowicz scale of observation (SOZ-D) was used. Examining the experimental group was conducted twice, on the first and the last session. Obtained results were statistically analyzed by the Statistica 9.0 program. [b]Results.[/b] Examined groups in no parameter differed statistically significant between themselves in the first examination. Conducted exercises contributed to the acceleration of psychomotor development and after three months period, characteristic differences among groups were observed in two subscales (emotional develop-ment p = 0.013; social development p = 0.025). [b]Conclusions.[/b] Judging the SDM influence on the development of children, it is possible to state that in all subscales we noticed a growth of results. Similar changes were observed in both groups. To separate what is associated with the natural development of the child, from the influence of the SDM sessions, one should pay attention, that in spite of the lack of important differences among groups in the first examination, the cycle of SDM classes had a positive effect on the examined group and it contributed to significant diversifying both groups after the period of three months. The method had a positive effect on the development of children, with the special change in the cognitive sphere. Children participating in the three month session of SDM demon-strated the better orientation of the own body, the development of imagination and the ingeniousness.
Authors and Affiliations
Jakub Adamczyk, Małgorzata Polkowska, Dariusz Boguszewski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP60293
- DOI -
- Views 99
- Downloads 0
The influence of plantar short foot muscle exercises on foot posture and gait parameters in long-distance runners
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of exercises of plantar short foot muscles on foot posture and gait parameters in long-distance runners. Basic procedures: The study involved 48 long-distance ru...
Pozaszkolna aktywność ruchowo-sportowa a struktura cech temperamentalnych uczniów
Cel pracy. Celem badań było określenie współzaleŜności pomiędzy cechami temperamentalnymi uczniów a deklarowaną pozaszkolną aktywnością ruchowo-sportową. Materiał i metody. Badania dokonano w 2006 roku na grupie 111 osób...
A scientific evening with P. Feyerabend, C.S. Peirce, J.S. Bruner and T.S. Kuhn
The author emphasises the constructivist nature of science and the specific role of abduction in creation of theories. He points out to eclectic nature of science and theory creation and compares scientists’ strategy to...
About the possibility to apply quantitative and qualitative methods, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) to physical culture sciences
The authors have drawn attention to the dominant significance, which representatives of cultural sciences have attached to interdisciplinary context of research work in conviction that this is the best way to gain the kn...
The impact of rapid weight loss on the competitive preparation of judoists
[b]Aim of the study[/b]. Judo is a sport based on weight category divisions. The purpose of the research was to establish the relationship between pre-competition weight loss and competitive preparations, as well as the...