DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Autori

  • Sarris Dimitrios Associate Professor of Special Education-Developmental Disorders, Director of the Laboratory of Special and Curative Education, Pedagogical Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece
  • Christos Charmpatsis PhD Candidate, Pedagogical Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece
  • V. Dimitra Katsarou Assistant Professor, Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design (TEPAES), University of the Aegean, Greece
  • Tryfon Mavropalias Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education, Florina, Greece
  • Efthymia Efthymiou Assistant Professor, University of Zayed, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • K. Antonios Travlos Professor, Department of Sport Management, Sparta-Lakonias, University of Peloponnese, Greece
  • Georgia Papantoniou Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Greece
  • Panagoula Papadimitropoulou PhD, Science of Education, Teaching Professor in Developmental Psychology, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Patra, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v10i6.5504

Parole chiave:

developmental coordination disorder, social competence, preschool children

Abstract

This study investigated Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and social competence—such as cooperation, interaction, and independence—in young children, along with the relationship between these factors. The sample included 150 preschool children (66 boys and 84 girls) aged between 50 and 70 months. No significant differences were found in motor difficulties based on gender or age. Most children exhibited adequate social skills in areas like cooperation, interaction, and independence, with only a few showing deficits. A relationship was observed between performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) Test and social skills, although it was not statistically significant. The findings were consistent with some previous studies but contradicted others, indicating the need for further research due to the study's small sample size.

 

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Biografie autore

  • Sarris Dimitrios, Associate Professor of Special Education-Developmental Disorders, Director of the Laboratory of Special and Curative Education, Pedagogical Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece

    Sarris Dimitrios, Associate Professor, Department of Preschool Education, University of Ioannina, Greece.

    Email: dsarris@uoi.gr

  • Christos Charmpatsis, PhD Candidate, Pedagogical Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece

    Charmpatsis Christos, PhD Candidate, Department of Preschool Education, University of Ioannina, Greece.

    Email: x.xarbatsis@uoi.gr

  • V. Dimitra Katsarou, Assistant Professor, Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design (TEPAES), University of the Aegean, Greece

    Katsarou V. Dimitra, Assistant Professor, Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design (TEPAES), University of the Aegean, Greece.

    Email: d.katsarou@aegean.gr

  • Tryfon Mavropalias, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education, Florina, Greece

    Mavropalias Tryfon, Faculty of Education, Department of Elementary Education, Florina, Greece.

    Email: tmavropalias@uowm.gr

  • Efthymia Efthymiou, Assistant Professor, University of Zayed, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    Efthymiou Efthymia, Assistant Professor, University of Zayed, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

    Email: efthymia.efthymiou@zu.ac.ae

  • K. Antonios Travlos, Professor, Department of Sport Management, Sparta-Lakonias, University of Peloponnese, Greece

    Travlos K. Antonios, Professor, Department of Sport Management, Sparta-Lakonias, Greece University of Peloponnese, Greece.

    Email: atravlos@uop.gr

  • Georgia Papantoniou, Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Greece

    Papantoniou Geogia, Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Greece.

    Email: gpapanto@uoi.gr

  • Panagoula Papadimitropoulou, PhD, Science of Education, Teaching Professor in Developmental Psychology, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Patra, Greece

    Papadimitropoulou Panagoula, Teaching Professor in Developmental Psychology, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Patra, Greece.

    Email: yioulipapad@gmail.com

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2024-07-30

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V. 10 N. 6 (2024)

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