Differences Between Boys and Girls in Fundamental Motor Skills : Undergraduate Thesis

Istraživanje je provedeno s ciljem utvrđivanja razlika u temeljnim lokomotornim i manipulativnim motoričkim znanjima između dječaka i djevojčica. Uzorak je sačinjavalo 18 dječaka i 12 djevojčica dobi 4 do 5 godina koji su testirani standardnim testom za procjenu temeljnih motoričkih znanja TGMD-2. Osim standardnih deskriptivnim statističkih procedura primijenjen je t-test za nezavisne uzorke kako bi se utvrdile razlike po spolu u TGMD testu. Rezultati ukazuju kako nisu dobivene značajne razlike između analiziranih dječaka i djevojčica u temeljnim lokomotornim i manipulativnim znanjima čime se odbacuje postavljena hipoteza H1. Dobiveni rezultati se objašnjavaju značajnim promjenama u stilu života posljednjih godina kod djece promatrane dobi.The study was conducted to determine differences in basic locomotor and manipulative motor skills between boys and girls. The sample consisted of 18 boys and 12 girls aged 4 to 5 years old who were tested by a standard test to assess basic motor knowledge of TGMD-2. Besides standard descriptive statistical procedures, a t-test for independent samples was applied to determine gender differences in the TGMD test. The results indicate that no significant differences were obtained between the analyzed boys and girls in basic locomotor and manipulative knowledge, thus rejecting the set HI hypothesis. The obtained results are explained by significant changes in children’s lifestyle over the last few years