Estudio de los beneficios de la natación en el desarrollo psicomotor en niños de entre 7-11 años de la unidad educativa Víctor Gerardo Aguilar, en el año 2014

Abstract

The psychomotor is a fundamental process in the development of the mind and the body, in coordination with the muscular and the emotional aspects; which can be evidenced in various motor activities. Swimming, to be one of these activities, involves a complex procedure in the development, adaptation and improvement of skills and motor abilities aside from being an activity that helps improve motor skills in a harmonious way. The purpose of this research was to test the effectiveness of the aquatics program, implemented for improving psychomotor development by addressing the human being as a holistic resort. In other words, by considering the human being from his or her various dimensions. In the study, 14 boys and 8 girls between 7 and 11 years old took part of this process. They are studying in the Victor Gerardo Aguilar High school, in Cuenca. Thus, the tests which were applied in the assessment were from Litwin and Fernandez about Motor Assessment, Socio-emotional Evaluation and Childhood Intelligence; the same assessments which were applied before, during, and after the program. The results were analyzed statistically by determining the average and its percentages, in which it showed a significant improvement on the levels of the psychomotor development.