GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RESULTS OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED COORDINATION TESTS IN CHILDREN
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RESULTS OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED COORDINATION TESTS IN CHILDREN

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to demonstrate how coordination is closely related to other motor characteristics as well as other anthropological traits, especially cognitive ones. Previous research shows that it is possible to improve this ability, both through direct methods and indirectly, through the development of precision, balance, agility, rhythm, and spatial orientation. The study was conducted on a sample of 23 randomly selected boys and 23 girls aged 8-9 years, male and female students. The only selection criterion for the participants was that they had passed the mandatory medical examination. Within this research, three newly constructed measurement instruments for assessing coordination abilities in younger school-age and preschool children were presented. These tests were constructed on the same platform and feature a simple methodology, making them easy to apply in various settings. The specificity of the proposed instruments lies in their high practicality, as they do not require complex material-technical and infrastructural prerequisites. Their application is time-efficient, with minimal energy consumption, making them suitable for widespread use in educational institutions, sports clubs, and other contexts where the motor development of children is monitored. The focus of the tests is on evaluating the informational component of movement, with particular emphasis on the efficiency of manipulating equipment in combination with natural forms of movement.

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