Zmysł równowagi u dzieci z przedszkoli tradycyjnych i leśnych
The Sense of Balance in Children from Traditional and Forest Kindergartens

Summary/Abstract: The area of interest in this article is the sense of balance in preschool children, its aim is to present research on the comparison of the ability to maintain balance in static and dynamic tests of children attending traditional and forest kindergartens. The inspiration for writing was my own observations showing that children from forest kindergartens (from the age of 3) are much better at overcoming natural obstacles and performing difficult coordination tasks requiring balance than children from other kindergartens. The introductory part of the article presents the importance of the vestibular system in anatomical and pedagogical aspects. The tests consisted in conducting 2 tests to check the static balance - standing on one leg with eyes open and closed and 2 tests to check the dynamic balance - free walking on the beam and walking with a measuring step. The author's own research shows that in all tests, children from forest kindergartens obtained better results than children from traditional kindergartens. Statistical inference using the z (normal) distribution was based on the Mann-Whitney U test. This test showed that these differences were statistically significant. The article ends with general pedagogical and practical educational recommendations.

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