Differences in developmental characteristics of pupils aged 10 measured in 1985 and 2007
By surveillance of growth and development of pupils from the enrollment in the elementary school until the finishing of elementary and secondary school it is possible to assess regularities in this developmental period. by means of anthropometrical measuring we obtain data on growth and development of the same age pupils measured more than 20 years ago and thus we can reach a conclusion about the acceleration in their growth and development. This paper aims at definition of differences in developmental characteristics of the pupils aged 10 measured in 1985 and 2007. Anthropometric measures were performed by standard instruments according to the recommended methodology of the International Biological Program (IBP). Definition of differences was done by T-test. The research results show that the pupils measured in 2007 have bigger longitudinal, transfersal and circular body dimension in relation to the same age pupils measured in 1985. .