Impact of tradicional and non-traditional pre-sports games in the perceived and observed motor competence of costarican school children
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2024 |
| Descripción: | Concerning variables such as perceived and observed motor competence (PMC and OMC respectively), research has been done on how motor interventions can cause positive effects. However, the effects of non-traditional pre-sports games (in the Costa Rican milieu) have been scarcely studied. This research intended to determine the effect of traditional (T) and non-traditional (NT) pre-sports games on PMC and OMC in Costa Rican elementary school children. Participants included 72 fourth-grade students from two Costa Rican public primary schools. The control group did not undergo any treatment, while the experimental groups were randomly assigned to the following treatments: T, NT and mixed (T and NT), and each of the 3 groups carried out 7 80-minute sessions, once a week. PMC was assessed by using the Pictographic Scale of Perceived Competence in Motor Skills for Young Children, and OMC was assessed with the Test for Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). It was found that all three experimental groups improved significantly (between measurements) in object handling skills, as compared to the control group (F = 10.75; p = .001). As to the other variables, no statistically significant differences (p > .05) were observed among groups and measurements. The conclusion is that a T or NT program, or the combination of both, foster significant improvements in the handling skills observed in this population of fourth-grade primary school students. It is recommended that these types of activities be introduced in Physical Education classes. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/58540 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/58540 |
| Palabra clave: | habilidad motriz en niños educación física niños escolares juegos predeportivos motor skills in children physical education schoolchildren pre-sports games habilidade motora infantil educação física escolares jogos pré-esportivos |