%0 Journal Article
%A Gálvez González, Javier
%A Cenizo Benjumea, José Manuel
%A Ramírez Lechuga, Jorge
%A Ferreras-Mencía, Soledad
%T Relación entre la coordinación motriz y el rendimiento académico en escolares de 6 a 11 años
%D 2024
%U https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22605
%X Physical activity during childhood positively affects cognitive processes. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between motor coordination and academic performance in school children. A total of 473 children (255 boys and 218 girls) aged 6–11 years from a primary education center in the province of Seville participated. The 3JS test was used to assess the motor coordination (locomotion and object control). Academic performance was  obtained  by  taking  the grades  from  the  ordinary  evaluation of  the common  areas in  the  educational period studied,  in  the  instrumental  areas  (Mathematics  and  Language),  and  specific  areas  (Natural  Sciences,  Social Sciences, English and Art). School children with good to very good motor coordination showed differences (p< .001)  insomeacademic  performance  variables  with  respect  to  the  two  motor  coordination  groups  (normal  and low–very low). It can be concluded that: 1) the level of motor coordination is positively related to overall academic performance and to academic performance in instrumental and specific areas, 2) locomotion shows a significant relationship with academic performance, and 3) turning is the motor skill with the greatest influence on overall academic performance.
%K Motor development
%K Cognitive  skills
%K Locomotion
%K Object  control
%K Physical  education
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