EFFECTS OF INTEGRATED PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES USING LEARNING ON FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
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This research aims to study and compare the effects of integrated physical education activities on the basic movement skills of preschool children. The population used in the study consisted of students at the preschool level of Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School, Semester 2, Academic Year 2565, Bangkok, totaling 272 individuals. The sample group comprised 34 preschool students who scored no more than 4 points in the test of four basic movement skills: walking, running, jumping and ball catching. The sample was selected using purposive sampling, divided into two groups: an experimental group of 17 students who received integrated physical education learning and a control group of 17 students who received regular physical education learning.
Data collection tools included the integrated physical education learning plan with validity (IOC = 1.0) and efficiency (E1/E2 = 81.90/82.70), as well as the test of four basic movement skills for preschool children with reliability (IOC = 0.97) and confidence (r = .81). The research was conducted over 8 weeks, with sessions held 3 days per week, each lasting 30 minutes. The movement skill tests were administered before training, after 4 weeks of training, and after 8 weeks of training. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and one-way ANOVA to compare the mean scores of basic movement skills before training, after 4 weeks of training, and after 8 weeks of training within the experimental group, with statistical significance set at .05 level.
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(1) The comparison of the average scores of basic movement skills between the experimental group before and after training at weeks 4 and 8 showed statistically significant differences at the .05 level, except for jumping skills before and after training at week 4, and ball catching skills before and after training at week 8, which did not differ significantly.
(2) The comparison of the average scores of basic movement skills between the experimental group and the control group after training at week 4 showed no significant differences for any item. However, after training at week 8, all items showed statistically significant differences at the .05 level, except for jumping skills, which did not differ significantly.
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