THE ROLE OF WALKING IN MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Vloga hoje pri gibalnem razvoju otroka je sestavljeno iz teoretičnega in empiričnega dela. V teoretičnem delu so predstavljeni naravne oblike gibanja, hoja, njen razvoj v prvih letih, motorične sposobnosti in kako nanje vpliva hoja ter projekt Cicihribci. V empiričnem delu je bilo ugotavljano, kako redna in sistematična hoja vpliva na otrokov gibalni razvoj, ter na motorične sposobnosti, ki so bile pridobljene z osmimi motoričnimi testi različnih motoričnih sposobnosti. Raziskovalni eksperiment je med otroki potekal tri mesece, ki so v tem času imeli dvakrat tedensko načrtovan in voden pohod v bližnjo okolico s Cicihribci, in otroki, ki v tem času niso imeli posebnega poudarka na hoji. V raziskovalni vzorec je bilo vključenih 34 otrok, starih 4–6 let. Na podlagi pridobljenih podatkov so bili rezultati analizirani in ugotovljeno je bilo, da je bila razlika med otroki že na začetku na inicialnem testiranju. Vodena in načrtovana dejavnost je rezultate še povečala in pozitivno vplivala na razvoj motoričnih sposobnosti.The thesis, entitled The role of walking in motor development of the child, consists of a theoretical and an empirical part. The theoretical part presents natural forms of movement, walking and its development in the first few years, its influence on motor skills, and the project Cicihribci. The empirical part deals with the influence of regular and systematic walking on the child\u27s motor development and examines the skills that were acquired through eight tests of various motor skills. The experiment, which lasted for three months, involved a group of children who twice a week attended a planned and guided hike to nearby sites organised by Cicihribci. The control group of children did not participate in any special activities related to walking. A total of 34 children aged from 4 to 6 years were included in the sample. After analysing the obtained data, we established that certain differences between the children were visible already at the initial testing. The guided and planned activity widened the gap even further and proved beneficial to the development of motor skills