Jane A.O. Silva^1,2

Luis E. Dantas^3,4

Maria T. Cattuzzo^2,5

Cinthya Walter²

Cássia R.P. Moreira⁶

Cleverton J.F. ,Souza⁷

¹ UNIVÁS - Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí, Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

² Laboratório de Comportamento Motor, EEFE-USP, São Paulo, Brasil.

⁴ Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, USP, São Paulo, Brasil

⁵ Escola Superior de Educação Física, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.

⁶ Universidade Paulista, UNIP - São Paulo, Brasil

⁷ Universidade Estadual do Amazonas (UEA) – Campus de Tefé – Amazonas, Brasil.

RESUMO

Para algumas crianças ações típicas da infância são grandes desafios. Essa condição, com forte impacto no desenvolvimento infantil, extrapolando o domínio motor, foi classificada pela Associação Americana de Psiquiatria, Transtorno do Desenvolvimento da Coordenação (TDC). Estudos sobre sua natureza, diagnóstico e possibilidades de intervenção têm sido realizados. Um dos instrumentos diagnósticos mais utilizados é o Teste ABC do Movimento, composto por duas partes: lista de checagem e testes de habilidades motoras. A lista de checagem trata de aspectos comportamentais da criança e estudos têm sugerido que diferenças contextuais poderiam comprometer a sua aplicabilidade. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a aplicabilidade dessa lista por professores de uma região do sudeste do Brasil. Os sujeitos foram 30 professores de sala de aula os quais observaram três crianças de oito a nove anos, por sala. Três professores de Educação Física complementavam as observações, quando era necessário. Análise de conteúdo das listas apontou algumas dificuldades na sua aplicabilidade pelos professores de sala, associadas a fatores como a formação/experiência profissional e infra-estrutura escolar. Os resultados mostraram que, apesar das dificuldades, os professores de sala reconhecem os comportamentos descritos e que a atuação conjunta do professor de Educação Física com o generalista mostrou ser a solução mais adequada para o preenchimento da lista de checagem.

Palavras-chave: transtorno do desenvolvimento coordenativo; teste ABC do Movimento; lista de checagem.

MABC test: check-list applicability in the southeast region of Brazil

To some children typical actions of the childhood are big challenges. This condition, that has a strong impact in the child development overtaking the motor domain, was classified by the American Psychiatric Association as motor coordination disorder (DCD). Studies about its origin, diagnostic and possibilities of intervention have been done. One of the most used diagnostic instruments has been the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, which is composed by two parts: checklist and tests of motor skills. The checklist broaches the behavioral aspects of the children and researches have been suggested that contextual differences could affect the applicability of the list. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the applicability of the checklist by teachers of a region at the southwest of Brazil. The subjects were 30 classroom teachers that observed three children from eight to nine years old, per classroom. Physical Education teachers completed these observations, when it was necessary. The analysis of the content of the lists showed that the classroom teachers found some difficulties on the applicability of the checklist; which is related to professional formation and the structure of the school. The results showed that, in spite of some difficulties, the classroom teacher recognize the behaviors described and that the join action of the Physical Education teacher and the generalist, was the most adequate solution for the filling of the checking list.

Key-words: children; motor coordination disorder; MABC test; checklist.

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