MOTOR SKILLS OF THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS

Abstract

The purpose of physical and sports education at the primary education level is to develop motor abilities and acquire fundamental motor skills. Currently, we have available the MOBAK test battery, which enables the diagnosis of fundamental movement competencies in physical and sports education. This test battery could be a suitable test tool to easily find out and assess the level of competence areas within practice. Information obtained from individual test items could help teachers adapt teaching strategies to the needs of students. The aim of our research is to determine and compare the level of fundamental motor skills between third and fourth graders (n = 229; boys = 113, girls = 116) using the MOBAK 3-4 test battery. This contribution is a partial output of the VEGA grant project no. 1/0162/22 entitled "Pupils' movement competencies in the context of primary education - determinants and possibilities of stimulation."