GENDER DIFFERENCES ON MOTOR COORDINATION ABILITIES IN CHILDREN 812 YEARS OLD CHILDREN

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate gender differences on motor coordination abilities in children aged 8-12 years and their relationship. The research was conducted in march 2019 evaluating forty- two children on motor coordination abilities. Anthropometric measurements include stature, total body weight and waist circumference (WC). The KörperKoördinations Test für Kinder (KTK), lateral jumping, jumping on layers, moving with plates and balance backwards were measured. Statistical analysis for comparison by gender showed better results for boys than girls for  balance backwards (F=0.07; Sig=0.792, Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.811, Mean Difference 1.3 steps). Girls performed better than boys on test Moving with Plates (F=4.96; Sig=0.034, Sig. (2 tailed) = 0.557, mean difference 0.7 counts). Also girls performed better on Lateral Jumping test (F=0.146; Sig=0.705, Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.222, mean difference 8.70 jumps) and on Jumping one leg left static (F=9.148; Sig=0.006, Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.165, mean difference 1.36 layers) and on Jumping one leg right static (F=461; Sig=0.504, Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.191, mean difference 1.53 layers). In conclusion the results showed that girls performed better on motor coordination abilities compared to boys except on balancing backwards.