Avaliação psicomotora: uma análise com deficientes visuais

Abstract

Considering the importance of physical activity for health and quality of life for all, we see the need for an evaluation process prior to getting to know and thus to set goals and objectives for the practitioners. With everything to have this diagnosis is necessary that the assessment tool meets the needs and characteristics of the population, in this case visually impaired people (POS) for that this study aims to evaluate and describe what changes were necessary so that POS could make an Psychomotor Battery (BPM). Participated in this study six POS, the instrument used was an adaptation of BPM developed by Fonseca, to examine the accommodation was built an observation form. It was found that the changes began with the means of communication should be verbal and transfer tasks, for the demonstration was necessary first to experience the material to become familiar with the objects, the material adjustments to honor the needs of the disabled, providing security and comfort, the feedback was extremely motivational used during the execution of tasks in order to encourage them to perform the best possible way, and the use of verbal cues in order to provide information or tips about the task. Therefore, this study showed that the use of strategies based on the form of explanation or instruction and demonstration, use of motivation and verbal cues should be used for the implementation of BPM, concluding with what the BPM can be realized by POS from occurring mutandis.