EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC MOTOR SKILLS OF PRATHOMSUKSA 1 STUDENTS AT KASETSART UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

       The purpose of this research was to study the effects of physical activity on the development of basic motor skills of grade 1students at the Demonstration School of Kasetsart University, Center for Educational Research and Development. The sample groups were 17 male and 19 female students (class 1/4) enrolled in Academic Year 2/2021 at the Demonstration School of Kasetsart University, Center for Educational Research and Development. The tools used in this research were 1) the researcher-created movement development program consisting of 4 activities: running, jumping, throwing, and kicking and passing a content validity test from 5 experts, with IOC value of .80 and 2) movement test with reliability level of .95 (r = .95). The duration of the training was 8 weeks, 3 days a week by assessing the motor skills. The data were analyzed by mean and standard deviation before and after 8 weeks of training, and dependent t test. 

       The results showed that, with the movement development program, the movement of elementary school students had a change in their motor activities in running, jumping, landing, throwing, and kicking activities. Comparing the average movement tests of elementary school students before with after training, the change was statistically different at the level of .05. It may be concluded that the movement development program created by the researcher can develop the students’ motor skills.