Correlation between coordination, self-esteem and academic performance in school children

Abstract

Coordination is key in the motor development of children to stimulate participation in different body practices, however, low performances have been found, which has led to the appearance of sedentary profiles and low self-esteem. The objective of the study was to establish the correlation between coordination, self-esteem and academic performance in boys and girls of an educational institution in the municipality of Medellin (Colombia). At the methodological level, it was a quantitative study with a non-experimental-correlative design, in which 46 students participated. Each student was administered the coordination test (Cuervo Zapata et al., 2023); the school self-esteem test TAE (Marchant Orrego et al., 2016) and for academic performance, grades were collected. In the results, no correlation was found between the variables mentioned, however, the importance of working on coordination was determined due to the low results in these tests. In conclusion, in the variable of self-esteem, the need to work on personal acceptance, self-perception and the ability to adapt in complex situations was observed, so that in physical education classes it is important to address the gender perspective in the proposed activities.