Kineziologija, Vol. 38 No. 2., 2006.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Impact of the additional physical education lessons programme on the physical and motor development of 7- to 10-year-old children
Gregor Jurak
Marjeta Kovač
Janko Strel
Sažetak
Abstract
The study aimed at finding out how the programme of sports classes, through which some schools in Slovenia offer an enhanced PE syllabus to pupils, influences the physical and motor development of 7- to 10-year-old children. A longitudinal four-year study including 328 pupils in the form of a pedagogical ex-periment was carried out. Data were collected through tests within the framework of a Sports-educational Chart. Differences in transformation effects were analysed by means of the analysis of covariance. It was found that the programme of sports classes does have a positive impact on the development of motor abilities, particularly given that the results regarding the individual motor abilities of children of that age have been falling in Slovenia over the last few decades. After disparities in the initial status were eliminated, statisti-cally significant differences were noted in the motor tasks obstacle course backwards, sit-ups in 30 seconds and 600-metre run. Boys were also significantly different in their body weight. The improvement of pupils from sports classes also points to the better quality of lessons consisting of a wider range of motor skills, a suitable organisation of work and greater exercising. The following recommendations are offered in response to these findings: more frequent co-operation between the PE teacher and the classroom teacher in PE lessons, the organisation of suitable programmes of additional training for teachers, who work with children from 7 to 10 regarding their developmental characteristics, flexible organisation of sports classes due to the changed demands of the school setting and the more systematic planning of lessons for sports classes.
Ključne riječi
primary school; PE lessons; sports class: motor abilities
Hrčak ID:
9070
URI
Datum izdavanja:
11.1.2006.
Posjeta: 8.930 *