Socio-educational strategies plan for the development of psychomotor skills in early childhood edu-cation students

Abstract

The development of psychomotor skills allows students to demonstrate movement skills, knowledge and social relationships that strengthen the personality of the individual. The purpose of the study was to propose a plan of socio-educational strategies for the development of psychomotor skills in early education students of the Sewarare 1200 kindergarten, located in Mexico. It was configured within a quantitative paradigm, of a descriptive-projective type, with a transversal non-experimental design, with a sample of 47 students and 4 teachers, to whom a questionnaire structured in two parts was applied. The results showed that initial education teachers in the area of Physical Education have moderate and low knowledge in the management of socio-educational strategies. While the students demonstrated a moderate and low level of psychomotor competencies. Hence the need to propose a plan of socio-educational strategies for the development of psychomotor skills in students which offers elements of experiences, adaptation to space, relationship with others, bringing rewarding and healthy emotions, essential for the future performance of the learner in the different facets of life, besides being a pedagogical tool to help teachers to contribute and improve their school practice. Key words: Learning, didactic activities, sensory coordination, physical education, movements.