Vol. 10, No 1, 2012 pp. 49 - 57
UDC 053.4:613.73+005
Original empirical article
RELATIONS BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL AND MOTOR ABILITIES IN YOUNGER SCHOOLCHILDREN
Franja Fratrić1, Dejan Orlić2, Badža Vukašin2, Milan Nešić3, Kosta Goranović4, Ivana Bojić5
1Faculty of Business Economy, Educons University, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
2Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
3Faculty of Business in Service, Educons University, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
4Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Nikšić, Nikšić, Montenegro
5Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
E-mail: fratricf@yahoo.com
Abstract. The assessment of motor abilities by using a battery of 7 motor tests along with assessment of the intellectual abilities by Raven’s colored progressive matrices was carried out on a sample of 976 boys and girls, 7 to 10 years of age, elementary school children from Vojvodina. The univariate and multivariate analysis of variance showed that there are statistically significant gender differences in the individual variables and the entire system of applied motor variables alike. There are no statistically significant gender-related differences in the entire age group examined by Raven’s colored progressive matrices. After conducting a factor analysis in all age groups, two significant factors were found: the first one which was the general motor ability factor and the second one which had significant projections on the variable for intelligence assessment, whilst in certain age groups it was related to motor variables for the assessment of flexibility and speed of alternative movements. Factors of inter-correlation matrices showed high and positive correlations of obtained factors in all age groups of both genders.
Key words:  Raven’s colored progressive matrices, children, factor analysis
RELACIJE INTELEKTUALNIH I MOTORIČKIH SPOSOBNOSTI MLAĐE ŠKOLSKE DECE
Na uzorku od 976 ispitanika, dečaka i devojčica uzrasta od 7 do 10 godina, učenika osnovnih škola Vojvodine, izvršena je procena motoričkih sposobnosti primenom baterije od 7 motoričkih testova i procena intelektualnih sposobnosti primenom testa Ravenove progresivne matrice u boji. Univarijatnom i multivarijatnom analizom varijanse utvrđeno je da postoje statistički značajne razlike po polu na svim uzrastima, kako u pojedinačnim tako i u sistemu primenjeni motoričkih varijabli. U testu inteligencije Ravenove progresivne matrice u boji nije bilo statistički značajnih razlika u oba pola na celom ispitivanom uzrastu. Nakon primene faktorske analize na svim uzrastima, dobijena su dva značajna faktora, od kojih je prvi u svim uzrastima predstavljao generalni motorički faktor, dok je na drugom faktoru značajne projekcije imala varijabla za procenu inteligencije, dok su joj se na pojedinim uzrastima pridruživale i motoričke varijable za procenu gipkosti i brzine alternativnih pokreta. Matrice interkorelacije faktora pokazale su visoke i pozitivne korelacija dobijenih faktora na svim uzrastima kod oba pola.
Ključne reči: Ravenove progresivne matrice u boji, deca, faktorska analiza