GROSS MOTOR SKILLS CURRENT LEVEL ON CHILDREN LIVING IN TIRANA EVALUATED BY PARENT SELF REPORT QUESTIONAIRE (DCD)

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to estimate the current level of gross motor skills of the children living in Tirana. The number of participants were 205 children (99 girls and 106 boys) between the ages 5 years to 8 years. The evaluation of gross motor skills was done by the developmental coordination disorder questionnaire (DCDQ) fulfilled by the parents or educators. The result of the study showed that 67.5 % of boys and 76.1 % of girls throw the ball in a controlled and accurate fashion while 55.5 % of boys and 61.3 % of girls have the skill to catch a small ball (5 scale= extremely like my child). Results show that 64.9% of children perform running easily while by gender only 65% of boys and 62.9 % of girls.