The Effect of Hand-Eye Coordination and Gender on the Children Ability of Object Controlling

Abstract

This study aims to see the effect of hand-eye coordination and gender on the ability of the object control. This research involved 48 children from kindergarten schools of Pariaman. The instrument used to obtain data on student hand-eye coordination is the MABC 2 subtest, namely catching and aiming, and the ability of object control is obtained through the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2). The results showed that there was the influence of hand-eye coordination and gender on the ability of the control object. The results of this study indicate that the level of development of object control abilities possessed by kindergarten students in the city of Pariaman is influenced by hand-eye coordination and gender. Keywords— Coordination, Gender, Control Object Level