A Study On The Relationship Between Fine Motor Ability And Executive Function Development In Preschool Children

In recent years,preschool education has entered a new era of pursuing quality development,and countries around the world have gradually turned their attention to the development of early children’s motor ability.Among them,fine motor ability,as an important part of basic movements,has a close relationship with early childhood cognitive development,and executive function as an advanced cognitive process is very worthy of attention.Therefore,based on the current global reliable and valid children’s fine motor ability and executive function measurement tools,this study investigates the development status and characteristics of preschool children’s fine motor ability and executive function in a localized context,and relies on the combination of horizontal and longitudinal research to deeply explore the two-way relationship between children’s fine motor ability and executive function at the same time and across time,in order to enrich the relevant theoretical research on preschool children’s fine motor ability and executive function.At the same time,it will enhance the attention of teachers and parents to fine motor ability,and provide an empirical basis for education and teaching.The study mainly used the measurement method and statistical method,and randomly selected 289 children aged 3-6 in 4 kindergartens in Shanghai to conduct one-on-one tests of their fine motor ability and executive function,and explored the relationship between children’s fine motor ability and executive function level at the same time from a horizontal perspective.After one year,a new round of follow-up tests was carried out on 174 children aged 3-4 and 4-5in the horizontal study,and advanced statistical methods were used to establish a Cross-lagged Analysis model to explore the two-way prediction relationship between fine motor ability and executive function level of preschool children at the same time and across time.The results found that:(1)The fine motor ability and executive function of preschool children continued to develop with age,and there were significant age differences.(2)There was a significant margin in the gender difference in the fine motor ability of preschool children,and there was no gender difference in executive function.(3)Fine motor ability was significantly associated with executive function in preschool children,but the correlation decreased with age.(4)Preschool children’s fine motor ability can significantly predict executive function,but the predictive effect of fine motor ability on executive function also weakens with age.(5)At the same time and time level,preschool children’s fine motor ability can positively predict children’s executive function development,but the prediction effect of boys at T2 time point is not significant.(6)At the cross-time level,the explanatory power of preschool children’s executive function on fine motor ability is still unstable.