PROFILE OF MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC STATE SCHOOL’S EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SÃO BENTO DO SUL - SC

Abstract

Introduction: Motor development is classified as a sequential process of change in the individual’s level of functioning which includes a series of changes in their motor behavior. Objective: This study aimed intended to draw the eight-year students of motor development profile of public schools in São Bento do Sul - SC. Methods: The sample consisted of 50 students of both genders; for the research was used as a tool for data collection Motor Development Scale (EMD) developed by Rosa Neto (2002), which evaluates the individual’s motor development, testing the parameters of fine motor skills, overall motor skills, balance, organization spatial and temporal and body image. A descriptive analysis was performed by mean, standard deviation, minimum value, maximum value. Results and Conclusion: Considering the results obtained in this study, it can be concluded that the students had a motor development profile within the normal range, ie compatible with chronological age in which they were.