Özet:

The study aimed at examining the motor development levels of girls and boys in the age group of eight and nine. A total of 120, 3rd and 4th grades students, 60 (30 girls-30 boys) in the eight-year-old age and 60 (30 girls-30 boys) in the nine-year-old age participated in the study. Test of Gross Motor Development-II (TGMD-II) used a measurement method for basic motor skills. SPSS 20 statistical program was used to analyze the obtained data. In terms of TGMD-II locomotor sub-test scores, object control sub-test scores and TGMD-II total scores, it was determined that the scores of boys and girls in the age group of 9 were significantly higher than the scores of girls and boys in the 8-year-old group (p <0.05). By applying the TGMD-II test, which is widely used in scientific studies, it was aimed to contribute to the formation of norms for Turkish children on the one hand, and to observe basic motor characteristics among students depending on gender and age.

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