مجلة الابداع الرياضي
Volume 17, Numéro 1, Pages 526-548
2026-03-30
The Relationship Between Fundamental Motor Skills And Spatial Perception In Children Aged 6–9: A Correlational Study
Authors : Mihoubi Mourad . Mezroua Said .
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between fundamental motor skills (FMS)—classified into locomotor, object control, and balance skills—and spatial perception in children aged 6 to 9 years. A descriptive correlational design was applied to a sample of 253 pupils from primary schools in the second educational district of Biskra during the 2024/2025 academic year. Fundamental motor skills were evaluated using the UQAC–UQAM (2011) test battery, while spatial perception was assessed through a modified version of the Al-Suwaidani Spatial Perception Test (2018), focusing on direction discrimination, spatial relationships, and position-in-space subtests. Findings revealed significant positive correlations between all FMS components and spatial perception measures. Object control skills—particularly eye–hand coordination—showed the strongest association, followed by locomotor and balance skills. These results highlight the close interdependence between motor development and spatial–cognitive abilities in middle childhood. The study recommends systematically incorporating structured movement activities, especially those enhancing visuomotor coordination, into primary school physical education curricula to support the parallel development of motor and cognitive skills
Keywords
Fundamental motor skills ; Spatial perception ; Middle childhood
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