Effects of Physical Activities Program on Movement Skills and Motor Fitness of Children Aged 3-5 Years

Abstract

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study physical activities program on movement skills, and motor fitness of children aged 3-5 years. The subjects in this study were 6 boys and 14 girls at Wanalux Kindergarten school, during the second semester, 2016.Research instruments used were: 1) physical activities program, was approved for content validity by 5 experts with IOC of 0.96; 2) movement skills assessment, was approved for content validity by 5 experts with IOC of 0.88, and 0.94 for reliability coefficient using test-retest method within one week interval; and 3) motor fitness test. All children participated in physical activities program for 60 minutes per day, three days a week for 8 week. The assessments of movement skills and motor fitness were made at the beginning and after 8 weeks. Data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, and percentage changed.

            The results were as follows: 1. After 8 week of training, the percent changes in movement skills of jumping and landing, walking, throwing, running, and kicking were 105%, 95.24%, 95%, and 90.48%. respectively. 2. The percent changes in motor fitness of speed, agility, flexibility, and power were 43.39%, 31.15%, 10.67%, and 7.77% respectively.

Keywords: Physical Activities Program / Movement Skills / Motor Fitness / Children    
              Aged 3-5 Years

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* Master’s degree student, Department of Physical Education, Kasetsart University

** Associate Professor, Ph.D., Department of Physical Education, Kasetsart University 

***Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Physical Education, Kasetsart University

Corresponding author: Monticha Uraipong, [email protected]