Study of the relationship between global motor skills, fine motor skills and age

Several studies (Melo, 2011; Gaul & Issarter, 2016) have developed their investigations as they prepare for age as an important variable in the child's motor development. In the present study we seek to study the motor performance level of children of both genders aged 18-44 months. This way, the study aimed to know if there is a correlation between Global Motor Skills, Fine Motor Skills and Age. For this purpose, we selected a convenience sample of the non-probabilistic type, which involved a total of 128 children of both genders. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - Second Edition (PDMS-2) was used to evaluate children's performance (Folio & Fewell, 2000). The collection of the data was done according to the protocol, following scrupulously the norms of application and respecting the routines of the institutions. Data correlation test (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test), using Spearman's nonparametric correlation test. We also used the method of inferences in data magnitude (d-Cohen) (Hinkle, Wiersma & Jurss, 2003) and adopted a significance level of .005. Overall, moderate correlations and between ages and motor generations, fine and correlated, between global abilities and motor skills. Therefore, as age increases, there is an improvement in the results of global and fine motor skills.