INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN KINESIOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Abstract

The main goal of the presented study is to examine the connection between body coordination and visual-motor integration and to determine the dynamics of motor development for an integrative approach in Kinesiological Education and Kinesiological Didactics. Following the above, the problem of the possible connection between visual-motor integration and macro motor abilities is posed, which is especially important from the aspect of Kinesiological Education and the possible transfer of the effects of program content to this dimension. The sample of respondents for this study included a total of 110 subjects aged 3 to 10 years. For the analysis of the correlation of two sets of manifest variables, canonical correlation analysis was used to determine the structural correlation of the two sets of variables, i.e. the results of body coordination tests and test results for assessing the degree of visual-motor integration. The results of the presented study show the connection between the two observed dimensions in the preschool period and the tendency of gradual differentiation as a function of time in primary school students. The obtained findings indicate the importance of an integrative approach to the motor development of children and students in the aspects of planning and programming and the implementation of Physical Education.