COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MATURITY LEVEL OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS BETWEEN SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify and compare the maturity level of the fundamental movements among children attending public and private schools in Rio de Janeiro following the observation protocol of maturity level of the fundamental movements proposed by Gallahue and Ozmun (2005). The sample components amounted to a total of 400 schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years from ten public and private schools of Rio de Janeiro of both genders being 40 students from each school. The instruments used in the research were the Maturing Level Analysis Protocol of Fundamental Movements proposed by Gallahue e Ozmun (2005) that measures 23 movements organized in analysis classes to stability, locomotion and manipulative movements category. The results showed that among the groups analyzed the sample components of the study, private schools showed better results in the maturity level of Fundamental Movements compared with public schools. These results show that most of the children had maturity level of Fundamental Movements considered as Elementary, considering the analysis with variation between initial, elementary and mature levels. These results reflect a certain fault in motor development, which can be a result of the low level of motor trials within and outside the school environment, carried out by children and teens.