Study regarding the impact of motion games in the intellectualmotric development of preschool children

Abstract

Problem Statement: Within a game and through games children assimilate motric skills and, in the same time, they learn how to learn. In other words, once they have assimilated information, they gain knowledge, abilities and motric skills, thus adopting a working style, a learning technique, which presupposes organized activities, in a logical and disciplined order on levels. In this way children will develop their creativity, gaining the opportunity to seek and find solutions suitable for the moment, and find the way which leads to success. As a consequence, the game strategy is the main strategy of knowledge, that is why it is important in every day kindergarten program, and we refer here to the motion game itself and not to different games which help children learn numbers, letters or how to read. Purpose of Study: The research has been realised on two groups: an experiment group, made of 12 children (boys and girls), aged 5-6 years, and another control group, with the same category of children, all from the same kindergarten, being, at least theoretically, a homogenous group regarding their age and level of preparation, with a balanced distribution on genders. Research Methods: The bibliographic study method; the observation method; the enquiry method (conversation, etc.); the method of pedagogical experiment; the statistical-mathematical method; the graphic method. Findings: The purpose of this research was to seek to create an experimental model, aimed at validating the hypothesis. The research also aims to demonstrate whether significant differences in terms of intellectual development appear or not – motric skills and performances in various tasks and tests between children who are engaged in motion games throughout the week, in a school year, compared to those who not develop similar activities with Physical Education classes only once a week. Conclusions: Motion game is essential and imperatively necessary for intellectual and motric development of preschool children. Used in a scientific and systematic manner, it will positively influence both their capacity to control movements and their full range of intellectual and motric skills.