A Study Of The Effects Of A Gross Motor Development Curriculum Intervention On The Intellectual Development Of 6-Year-Old Children

Objective:To investigate the effects of a curriculum intervention based on gross motor development goals on the intellectual abilities of six years old.Methods: This is a prospective study that uses a literature-based approach to provide theoretical support for discussing the effects of gross motor development on intelligence in young children and for designing the intervention programme for this study.Using the measurement method,the TGMD-3 test and the combined Raven test were administered to children before and after the intervention on 13 items,including running,forward glide,side glide,forward straddle jump,single-leg jump,standing long jump,dribbling in place,kicking a stationary ball,catching a ball with both hands,swinging a bat with both hands and hitting a stationary ball,throwing a ball with the upper hand,throwing a ball with the lower hand and hitting a rebounding ball with a one-handed grip.Using an experimental method,a single-blind trial was used to deliver a 12-week gross motor development curriculum intervention to 50 children.The data were statistically analysed using SPSS 23.0.Logical analysis was used to compare the relationship between the children’s level of gross motor development and the children’s level of intelligence.Results: Through 12 weeks of intervention,children in the experimental group showed significant(p < 0.05)improvement in the performance of 13 items,including running,front glide,side glide,front straddle jump and single-leg jump,compared with that before the intervention.Children in the experimental group showed a significant increase in gross motor development,including displacement motor skills and control skills,compared to the pre-intervention period(p<0.05),and children in the experimental group showed a significant increase in scores on the combined Raven test compared to the pre-intervention period(p<0.05).Children in the experimental group showed a significant increase in all scores compared to the control group(p<0.05).The level of gross motor development explained11.9% of the variation in total Raven’s test scores(R2=0.119).Gross motor development was said to be significantly and positively correlated with children’s Raven’s Test scores(B=0.187,p<0.05).Conclusions:(1)Both the regular curriculum and gross motor development course of kindergarten have different degrees of improvement on children’s motor development,and the gross motor development course is more conducive to children’s gross motor development,and the gross motor development level is more significantly improved.(2)The scores of 13 gross motor tests of the children in the experimental group were much higher than those of the control group,indicating that the gross motor development course was more comprehensive than the regular course of kindergarten.(3)The combined Raven test scores of the children in the experimental group were significantly improved,and there was no significant difference between the pre-test results and post-test results of the children in the control group.It shows that the development of gross motor can promote the development of children’s intellectual level.(4)The level of gross motor development significantly positively affects the development level of children’s intellectual dimension,and they have a significant correlation.