The Investigation of Motor Development Levels in 8-12 Year Old Groups of Girls and Boys who Study in Primary School

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the motor development levels in girls and boys, between the ages of 08 and 12, who study in primary school in the city of Kütahya. Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition (BOT-2)-Short Form were performed to determine basic motor characteristics of children. A
total of 115 children (51 girls and 64 boys) participated in this research. According to age and gender of children based on measuring the degree of levels of basic motor development, homogeneity test was performed primarily. Two-way ANOVA test in the level of significant α = .05 was performed. Tukey’s HSD test was used as the second level test to determine the difference between the age groups. Test results showed that significant difference between the basic motor development scores of BOT-2 of 8, 10 and 12 age group children (p < .05). This study results showed that development differences in basic motor skills according to age. Difference between of the basic motor development levels of boys and girls in the same age group can be explained at the onset of puberty at different ages with by socio-cultural impact.