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Sezen Çimen Polat; Musab Çagin; Halil Sarol – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
Movement training is thought to be very important in terms of learning both basic motor skills and new techniques in sports branches. Rhythmic gymnastics apparatus technique applications, which is a widely used method in movement training; it aims to display predetermined choreography in harmony with various tools. In this context, the aim of this…
Descriptors: Training, Psychomotor Skills, Equipment, Program Effectiveness
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Lindsay, Riki S.; Larkin, Paul; Kittel, Aden; Spittle, Michael – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: Physical practice is the cornerstone of acquiring and developing movement skills in physical education and sport. However, research has suggested that psychological tools, such as mental imagery (MI), could effectively supplement a learner's physical practice schedule. MI is the mental simulation of a movement or situation in the…
Descriptors: Visualization, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
Li, Kun; Onyon, Nitikorn; Choichareon, Thapana; Charoontham, Orasa – Online Submission, 2023
Background and Aim: This study adopts the teaching mode of self-regulated learning to change the traditional physical education teaching methods, so as to improve the physical literacy of college students. The component of college students' physical literacy includes physical cognition, physical experience, physical ability and sports behavior.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Independent Study, Teaching Methods, College Students
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Gercek, Nejla; Tatar, Yasar; Uzun, Selda – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Aim: Sport activities can increase the number of motor tasks performed by children with disabilities, helping to motivate these children to sustain life-long exercise. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual and traditional golf training on balance, muscle strength, lower extremity flexibility and aerobic endurance in…
Descriptors: Athletics, Exercise, Children, Cerebral Palsy
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Isik, Meltem; Kiliç, Ibrahim – International Education Studies, 2021
In this study, which was designed in pre-test - post-test and experimental-control model, it was aimed to determine the effect of hemsball shooting techniques on fine motor proficiency and manual dexterity in hearing-impaired children between the age range of 7-11. The study group was composed of 26 children (13 for the experimental group + 13 for…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Children, Preadolescents, Program Effectiveness
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Mohammadi, Mohadeseh; Borujeni, Mehdi Rafei; Movahedi, Ahmadreza; Salehi, Hamid – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of easy goals versus difficult goals on acquisition and retention of basketball free throws in children with intellectual disability. Twenty-one children with intellectual disability were randomly assigned to an easy goals or difficult goals group. The participants were required to…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Difficulty Level, Skill Development, Athletics
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Arslan, Ersin; Ince, Gonca; Akyüz, Murat – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of a circuit exercise program on the physical fitness parameters of children with atypical autism spectrum condition (ASC) and typically developing (TD) children. Method: Fourteen (14) boys with atypical autism (mean age: 10.07 ± 0.25 years; weight: 24.97 ± 0.64 kg; height: 126.79 ± 1.33 cm) and…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Fitness, Exercise, Children
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Ospankulov, Yernar; Zhumabayeva, Aziya; Nurgaliyeva, Saniya – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2023
Kazakhstan's efforts to expand its physical culture have brought tremendous benefits. However, there are still unresolved issues in the teaching of physical education in our country's schools. Despite many ethnic and cultural traditions, combining learning opportunities in the classroom is ineffective. Domestic experience in sports is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Psychomotor Skills
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Asan, Selim; Altug, Tolga; Çingöz, Yunus Emre – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of a 12-week gymnastics and ballet training on the balance and flexibility skills in pre-school children. The study was conducted with a total of 23 girls who had just started gymnastics (n = 11) and ballet (n = 12) in private sports clubs in Erzurum, Turkey. The verbal provocation method was used…
Descriptors: Athletics, Dance, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills
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Lange, Eric J.; Lirgg, Cathy D.; Gorman, Dean R.; Mitts, Maryann – Physical Educator, 2021
This study investigated the effect of a skating unit on cardiovascular fitness, eyes-closed static balance, explosive power, and agility in fifth graders. During a 6-week skating unit (12 lessons), 71 students (M[subscript age] = 10.34 years, range: 10-12 years) participated during regularly scheduled physical education classes. Three classes were…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Physical Fitness, Physical Education
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Ahmed Raad Yousif; Hutkemri Zulnaidi; Syed Kamaruzaman Syed Ali – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024
The ongoing underrepresentation of Iraqi school students in science, mathematics, and PE (physical education) (SMPE) in general, and especially in PE demonstrates the need to develop and implement strategic high impact practice, such as new effective teaching strategies that not only improve students' academic outcomes but also foster student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Physical Education, Teaching Methods
Kara, Erhan; Öncen, Sercan; Sagiroglu, Isa; Dinçer, Özgür – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2021
The importance of balance is considerably high in many sports that require struggle and close contact such as wrestling. Some losses in maintaining the balance due to the movements requiring high intensity during competitions and increase in the risk of injury due to these losses may occur in wrestling athletes. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Athletics, Athletes, Psychomotor Skills, Females
Marcus, Jan; Siedler, Thomas; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021
Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several cohorts in Saxony and two neighboring states. Our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Athletics
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Çetinkaya, Erkan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the chronical effects of static flexibility exercises on some biomotoric and physiological parameters in the students studying in sports high schools. A total of 130 high school students, 50 of whom were female and 80 of whom were male, who were studying at Incirliova Sports High School between 9th and 12th…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, High School Students, Training, Program Effectiveness
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Günes, Burak; Mirzeoglu, A. Dilsad – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2022
Countries worldwide have imposed restrictions on social life and education to decrease the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Numerous interventions have been made in every country to ensure continued learning by utilizing distance education (DE) tools. Infrastructure and institutions have made arrangements to curtail the spread of infection while…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Physical Education, Distance Education, COVID-19
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