da Silva Pacheco Sheila Cristina, Gabbard Carl, Ries Lilian Gerdi Kittel, Bobbio Tatiana Godoy
Department of Physical Therapy, State University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Pediatr Int. 2016 Oct;58(10):967-973. doi: 10.1111/ped.12972. Epub 2016 Jun 21.
The specific mechanisms linking motor ability and cognitive performance, especially academic achievement, are still unclear. Whereas the literature provides an abundance of information on fine and visual-motor skill and cognitive attributes, much less has been reported on gross motor ability. This study examined interlimb coordination and its relationship to academic performance in children aged 8-11 years.
Motor and academic skills were examined in 100 Brazilian children using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Academic Performance Test. Participants were grouped into low (<25%) and high (>75%) academic achievers.
There was a significant difference between groups for Total Motor Composite (P < 0.001) favoring the high group. On regression analysis there was a significant association between academic performance and Body Coordination. Of the subtests of Body Coordination (Bilateral Coordination and Balance), Bilateral Coordination accounted for the highest impact on academic performance. Of interest here, that subtest consists primarily of gross motor tasks involving interlimb coordination.
Overall, there was a positive relationship between motor behavior, in particular activities involving interlimb coordination, and academic performance. Application of these findings in the area of early assessment may be useful in the identification of later academic problems.
连接运动能力与认知表现，尤其是学业成绩的具体机制仍不清楚。尽管文献提供了大量关于精细和视觉运动技能以及认知属性的信息，但关于大肌肉运动能力的报道却少得多。本研究调查了8至11岁儿童的双侧肢体协调性及其与学业成绩的关系。
使用布鲁因inks - 奥塞列茨基运动熟练度测试和学业成绩测试对100名巴西儿童的运动和学业技能进行了评估。参与者被分为学业成绩低（<25%）和高（>75%）的两组。
总运动综合得分在两组之间存在显著差异（P < 0.001），高分组占优。回归分析显示学业成绩与身体协调性之间存在显著关联。在身体协调性的子测试（双侧协调性和平衡）中，双侧协调性对学业成绩的影响最大。有趣的是，该子测试主要由涉及双侧肢体协调性的大肌肉运动任务组成。
总体而言，运动行为，特别是涉及双侧肢体协调性的活动，与学业成绩之间存在正相关关系。将这些发现应用于早期评估领域可能有助于识别后期的学业问题。
