Thesis (MScSportSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether a sensory motor
development programme could have an effect on some of the underlying physical
and perceptual abilities that support school readiness. The control group
consisted of 23 children and the two intervention groups of 79 children in total. All
of the children were enrolled in a pre-primary school programme in a local
community. They were all six years old by the end of the intervention. The
Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Henderson & Sugden, 1992) was
used to assess the children on their manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination,
static balance and dynamic balance. The intervention programme consisted of
two phases of 10 weeks each, during which the sensory motor development
activities were presented to the two intervention groups.
Results of the investigation revealed there were significant improvements for some
of the children on selected variables that underlie school readiness. It can be
concluded that participation in a sensory motor development programme can
make a significant contribution to school readiness for many children. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie ondersoek was om te bepaal of 'n sensories-motoriese
ontwikkelingsprogram enige uitwerking op bepaalde onderliggende fisiese en
perseptuele vermoëns wat tot skoolgereedheid by jong kinders bydra, sou kon hê.
Die kontrolegroep het uit drie-en-twintig kinders bestaan. Die twee tussentredende
groepe het altesaam uit nege-en-sewentig kinders bestaan. Die kinders was almal
pre-primêre skoolprogramleerders vanuit 'n plaaslike gemeenskap. Teen die
einde van die intrede het al die betrokke kinders sesjarige ouderdom bereik.
Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Hendersen & Sugden, 1992) is as
riglyn gebruik om die kinders se handvaardigheid, oog-hand-koërdinasie, statiese
en dinamiese balans te evalueer. Die tussentredeprogram het bestaan uit twee
fases van tien weke elk. Die sensoriese-motoriese ontwikkelingsaktiwiteite is
terselfdertyd vir die twee tussentredegroepe aangebied.
Die resultate van die ondersoek het beduidende vordering in sommige kinders
getoon, spesifiek ten opsigte van bepaalde veranderlikes onderliggend aan
skoolgereedheid. Hierdie bevinding dui daarop dat sodanige deelname in 'n
sensories-motoriese ontwikkelingsprogram wel 'n betekenisvolle bydrae tot die
ontwikkeling van skoolgereedheid in baie kinders kan maak.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50147 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | De Haan, Ann I |
| Contributors | Bressan, E. S., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Sport Science. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 100 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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