Screening del desarrollo psicomotor de niños y niñas de 3 a 5 años del Centro Educativo Carlos Zambrano Orejuela. Cuenca 2019.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This research contemplates the importance of evaluating the psychomotor development of children aged 3 to 5 who attend the afternoon of the Carlos Zambrano Educational Center, located in the parish Huayna Cápac del Cantón Cuenca, through the TEPSI Test.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the psychomotor development of children aged 3 to 5 who attend the afternoon of the Carlos Zambrano Educational Center.

METHODOLOGY: Prospective descriptive study. The study population was children from 3 to 5 years of the Carlos Zambrano Orejuela Educational Center who attend the evening (N = 70). A data collection form and the TEPSI psychomotor development test were applied as an instrument.

RESULTS: In the present investigation the “TEPSI” psychomotor development test was used, through which it was determined that: 10.8% of the male population has psychomotor development delay, while 100% of the Female population has a normal psychomotor development. Regarding the socioeconomic level, 25% of the population with a low socioeconomic level has delayed psychomotor development. 3% of the population whose parents have a secondary education level have a developmental delay and 4% of the population that has an extended family have a developmental delay.