Aucouturier's practice psychomotor as an improvement in motor developmental backwardness in 4-year-old children

Abstract

Introduction: Psychomotricity has taken on an important role in the educational field, since motor development is closely related to learning (Berruezo & Adelantado, 2000). A good internalization corporal scheme will allow an adequate construction of later development milestones and the improvement of an emotional and personal balance (Cremades, 2015). This study aims to demonstrate that Bernard Aucouturier's (2004) Psychomotor Practice methodology allows an improvement in motor development backwardness in 4-year-old children. Method: A quasi-experimental intervention was carried out with a pre-test phase, an intervention phase and a post-test phase with a group of 18 children of 4-year-old. For this, qualitative and quantitative instruments were used: qualitative preassessment (Hernández, 2015), Preschool Psychomotricity Assessment Scale (De la Cruz & Mazaira, 1998) (quantitative) and field notebook (qualitative), used by researchers. Results: the Experienced Psychomotricity model seeks a significant improvement in motor development in the analyzed sample, especially in balance, arm and leg coordination, and body schema (in themselves and with respect to others). Discussion: the improvements obtained in motor development converge with the affective and attitudinal improvements that we have observed individually in children, favoring and impregnating the rest of the group.