Programa de intervención para el desarrollo psicomotor en población infantil de 2 - 4 años en una institución educativa pública y privada de la ciudad de Loja, 2024 - 2025

Abstract

Abstract: Psychomotor development corresponds to the evolutionary process through which children continuously and gradually acquire skills or abilities throughout their lives, such as coordination, motor skills, and language. The objective of this research was to evaluate the intervention program for psychomotor development in children aged 2 4 years in public and private educational institutions in the city of Loja during 2024 2025. This study is quantitative, quasi-experimental, with pre-test and post-test design. The study population consisted of children attending the José Miguel Carrión Mora Child Development Center (CDI) (48 children), the Montessori Private Basic Education School (2 children), and the Los Olivos Private Basic Education School (45 children), for a total of 97 children, of whom 72 agreed to participate in the study. The results of the evaluation based on the TEPSI test showed that 83% of the children exhibited development classified as normal, while the area with the highest percentage of delay was language (17%). Subsequently, an individualized and personalized intervention program was developed and implemented for the children with psychomotor development delays. The program lasted five weeks. At the end of the intervention program, an evaluation was conducted, showing an increase of 12 to 21 points compared to the initial measurement of the population, with a significant difference observed (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the individualized and personalized intervention program proved to be an effective tool for addressing delays in psychomotor development in children aged 2 to 4 years.