The relationship between SES status and perceptual -motor development in primary school students

Perceptual motor development is important for the optimal performance of motor skills. Also, socioeconomic status may affect perceptual motor development.This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between socio-economic status of perceptual-motor development of ۱۱-۱۲-year-old students.The research sample consisted of ۱۴۹ fifth and sixth grade students who were randomly selected. The instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire on socio-economic status( The validity and reliability of this questionnaire has been investigated by Khojasteh ۱۳۹۲ at the University of Isfahan) and a Bruininks-Oseretsky skill test. Data Descriptive statistics were used to describe the studied variable. Inferential statistics, regression analysis and Spearmen correlation coefficient were used to investigate the relationship between socio-economic variables with perceptual-motor development. Multivariate linear regression was used through coefficient B. Investigating the economic and social effects on students perceptual-motor development. Significance level of all stages of data analysis was considered ۰.۰۵. Data analysis was performed using SPSS ۱۶ software.The results showed that there was a relationship between students socio-economic status and fine) r=۰.۴۲۶ ، p<۰.۰۰۱) and gross(r=۰.۴۲۶ ، p<۰.۰۰۱) motor development, there is significance. But there is no significant relationship between students social status. - Economic status and coordination of the upper extremities(r=۰.۰۰۲ ، p=۰. ۲۰۳ ).Given the importance of developing motor skills in students and the relationship between the development of these skills and socio-economic conditions, educators and teachers should provide the ground for the development of these skills in students with low socio-economic conditions and be sensitive to it.

کلیدواژه ها:

SES ، Perceptual-Motor Development ، primary school students