Vol.1, No 4, 1997 pp. 1 - 6
UDC 796.012.1:159.9:- 057.875
MOTOR AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
OF STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Gustav Bala, Mirjana Franceško
The Faculty of Physical Education
Department of Psychology of The Faculty of Humanities and Letters
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 
Abstract. The purpose of this research was to determine significant indicators of cognitive functioning, as a component in motor functioning, especially in sport and during studying at the faculties of physical education. The sample of 21 motor and 3 tests for evaluation of functioning of the perceptive, parallel and serial processors were analysed on the sample of 217 male students of  The Faculty of Physical Education in Novi Sad. The results of the factor analysis, direct oblimin transformation, showed that there are four latent motor dimensions: coordination in rhythm, balance, flexibility and strength and power (general strength), which had motor factor in their intercorrelation one general. The results of regression of each motor dimension pointed to significant relations between parallel processor and coordination in rhythm, and general strength. The  general motor factor is determined with 9.4% of cognitive functioning, especially of parallel and serial processors.
Key words: motor abilities, cognitive abilities, factor analysis, regression analysis.
MOTORIČKO I KOGNITIVNO FUNKCIONISANJE
STUDENATA FAKULTETA FIZIČKE KULTURE
Problem u ovom istraživanju bio je da se odrede značajni indikatori kognitivnog funkcionisanja, kao komponente motoričkog funkcionisanja, naročito u sportu i kod studenata fakulteta fizičke kulture. Uzorak od 21 motoričkog i 3 testa za procenu funkcionisanja perceptivnog, paralelnog i serijalnog procesora bio je analiziran na uzorku od 217 studenata Fakulteta fizičke kulture u Novom Sadu. Rezultati faktorske analize, uz direktnu oblimin rotaciju, pokazali su postojanje četiri motoričke dimenzije: koordinacije u ritmu, ravnoteže, gipkosti i generalne snage, koje su u osnovi imale generalni motorički faktor. Rezultati regresione analize svake pojedine motoričke dimenzije ukazali su na značajne relacije između paralelnog procesora i koordinacije u ritmu i generalne snage. Generalni motorički faktor bio je definisan 9.4% kognitivnim funkcionisanjem, naročito paralelnim i serijalnim procesorima.