Nivel de desarrollo motor grueso en preescolares de México sin profesores de educación física

Abstract

The research had as objective to identify if the children of kindergarten Maria Esther of Mexicali Baja California Mexico, without professor of Physical Education have a motor development according to their chronological age. We used a quantitative approach, with descriptive scope with a non-experimental design of transectional cut. The sample was non-probabilistic by trial and made up a total of 36 preschoolers. These students were submitted to the TGMD-2 gross motor development test. From the data collected, it was obtained that 75% (n: 27) of the evaluated children are placed in categories of Average, Over average, Higher and Very superior, being 50% (n: 18) Girls and 25% (n: 9) children. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the level of Gross Motor Development is the expected level for the age in the majority of the evaluated ones even if there is absence of the professor of Physical Education.