Naslov
Application of modern technology for the evaluation of balance in early school-aged children

Autori
Ljubičić, Sanja ; Trajkovski, Biljana ; Atekolović, Ljubomir

Izvornik
Odgojno-obrazovne teme (2623-7911) 2 (2019), 3-4; 113-126

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
modern technology, balance, early school children

Sažetak
In the world of fast progress of information and communication technology, teachers have a moral responsibility to use technologies. Technological advances do not shy away from being applied in Physical Education classes because quality diagnostics of motor skills is the foundation of planning and programming transformation processes. Aim: The purpose of this paper is to present the results of research on the application of modern technology as an example of good practice, i.e., to analyze and present the differences between boys and girls in the unilateral static balance of the dominant leg (reflex leg). Methods: 80 early school-aged children (38 boys and 42 girls, 7-10 years of age) participated in this research. Measurements of the static unilateral balance were carried out using the Gyro Inertial System (Microgate, Bolzano, Italy), with three attempts in 20 seconds, and the following variables were observed: body weight, body height, and total body trajectory in the unilateral balance test. For all variables, the baseline descriptive parameters were calculated and the non-parametric method of the Mann-Whitney U-test was used to determine the statistical significance between boys and girls. Results: Data analysis showed a statistically significant difference between boys and girls in the unilateral balance test (p <0.01). Girls showed a lower overall variability, i.e., smaller body trajectories than boys (AS_g = 494.76, AS_b = 704.34). Conclusion: The research results point to significant gender differences in the performance of the unilateral balance tests in children aged 7-10 years. Further research should include an analysis of a larger sample of older children, closer to puberty.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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