Abstract:

The primary purpose of this study was to determine differences motor proficiency (MP) level of primary school students according to physical activity (PA) participation. Second purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of MP level and PA participation, age, gender, height, weight, BMI of students and lastly to determine effect of these parameter on MP. Sample group was composed of primary students from private elementaryschool in Denizli. 48 (age=107.47±13.11 month-olds) physical activity participant (PAP) and 87 (age=101.48±14.58 month-olds) non-physical activity participant (NPAP) students were voluntarily participated in this study. Children PAP have been engaged in PA for at least three months, and frequency of participation varies from two days a week-one hour a day to six days a week-two hours a day. Those who did not engage in PA declared that they did not participate in any PA outside the school. The Bruininks-OseretskyTest of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition – Short Form (BOT-2-SF), was used to determine the MP levels of the students and the scale and stadiometer were used for weight and height measurements. It was found that PAP and NPAP students’ MP levels was significantly different in the favor of PAP (T(133)=4.06,p<0.05). PAP students BOT-2-SF score ( =54.20) was higher than NPAP ( =49.63). There were significant correlation between the MP level and age (r=.539), height boy (r=.387) and weight (r=.207), (p<0.05). According to the regression analysis results; age, weight and doing PA level were found to have an impact on BOT-2-SF total score, while the greatest effect was found from age (β=.539,p<0.05).

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