Naslov
Interdependence between school readiness, language development and morphological and motor development

Autori
Miljević-Riđički, Renata ; Horvat, Vatroslav ; Velički, Vladimira

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
21st annual conference Education from birth : Research, Practices and Educational policy (EECERA 2011) : conference book / - Ženeva : EECERA, 2011, 277-277

Skup
Annual conference Education from birth : Research, Practices and Educational policy (21 ; 2011)

Mjesto i datum
Ženeva, Švicarska, 14.09.2011. - 17.09.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Ostalo

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
school readiness ; language development ; morphological and motor development
(Interdependence between school readiness ; language development and morphological and motor development)

Sažetak
This research has been performed by researchers of different professions (professor of kinesiology, professor of psychology, professor of phonology), participating in the research project Methods and models in the education of pre-school children in kindergartens. There is a research evidence that some aspects of child development are mutually connected. There is also a physiological evidence of transom neurons which are placed at the same part of central nervous system for both language and motor activities. For example, children who start early with gestures also tend to name things around them early. There is also an environmental influence - we could presume that parents who give a lot of language stimuli to their children also do a lot to improve skills and knowledge needed for school readiness. The main goal of this research has been to assess possible interdependence between school readiness, language development and morphological and motor development. The research sample consisted of 56 preschool children attending kindergartens in Zagreb, 6-7 years old, 28 boys, 28 girls. Procedure: All subjects were assessed using 14 morphological variables as well as the set of 15 composite variables for the evaluation of the motor features. In the preliminary research, the three latent dimensions have been extracted: coordination with the ability of object manipulation, general factor of motor abilities and flexibility. The questionnaire ''Test of school readiness'' (TSR) was administered for the purpose of the evaluation of school readiness. It consisted of five sub-tests: test of perceptiveness (TSR-P), test of factual knowledge (TSR-F), the numeric test (TSR-N), dot to dot test (TSR - D) and the test of copying (TSR - C). Language development was assessed by parents (questionnaire developed for the purpose of this research). Parents were also asked about eathing habits and nutrition of their children. The results will be analyzed and compared. The results could be used for both the parent education and education of kindergarten and future kindergarten teachers (students at the Teacher Education Faculty). They could also be a basis for future, more comprehensive research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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