Study regarding the use of movement games in order to improve coordination abilities in primary school pupils

The purpose of the research, performed during the school year 2015 – 2016, was to observe the role of movement games during the PE class, carried out with primary school pupils. The aim of the present paper is to present the way in which we influenced the coordination skill manifestation indicators so that they are suited to the pupils’ age possibilities. The games were combined and we used two games during each practical PE class. In order to achieve this, we changed the working method at the structure level of the lesson. Thus, in the second part of the lesson, which includes types of walking and running in order to engage the body in the effort, we used movement games. As an assessment test, we used the trial “Throw at a vertical target”. This trial tests the coordination skill (the dexterity) within the school assessment system. The results obtained in the trials were statistically processed by means of the SPSS 23.0 program. The results indicated a significant progress for the group of girls and an insignificant progress for the groups of boys.

THE DIFFERENCES OF INTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND COORDINATION IN LEARNING OUTCOMES OF GROUNDSTROKES TENNIS ON NOVICE LEVEL ATHLETES

The purpose of this study was to find out the differences in instructional media and coordination to learning outcomes on tennis groundstrokes of novice athletes. This experimental research with 2 x 3 of factorial design was conducted in the Bengkulu city, Data was collected through groundstrokes tennis test. The analysis of data outcomes was stated (1) demonstration and video tennis training media gave different learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students. (2) demonstration and tennis video game media gave different learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students. (3) video tennis training and tennis video game media gave different learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students. (4) there were differences in instructional media and coordination skill on learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students. (5) demonstration and video tennis training media gave different learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students with high coordination skill. (6) demonstration and tennis video game media gave different learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students with high coordination skill. (7) no learning outcomes differences of groundstrokes tennis between video tennis training and tennis video game media on students with high coordination skill. (8) no learning outcomes differences of groundstrokes tennis between demonstration and video tennis training media on students with low coordination skill. (9) no learning outcomes differences of groundstrokes tennis between demonstration and tennis video game media on students with low coordination skill. (10) video tennis training and tennis video game media gave different learning outcomes of groundstrokes tennis on students with low coordination skill.The results were recommended that video tennis training media should be used to train the skill of groundstrokes tennis on student with low coordination skill, while demonstration media should be used for novices with high coordination skill.Keywords : Instructional Media, Coordination, Groundstrokes.

Defining the neuroanatomic basis of motor coordination in children and its relationship with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

BackgroundWhen children have marked problems with motor coordination, they often have problems with attention and impulse control. Here, we map the neuroanatomic substrate of motor coordination in childhood and ask whether this substrate differs in the presence of concurrent symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).MethodParticipants were 226 children. All completed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)-based assessment of ADHD symptoms and standardized tests of motor coordination skills assessing aiming/catching, manual dexterity and balance. Symptoms of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) were determined using parental questionnaires. Using 3 Tesla magnetic resonance data, four latent neuroanatomic variables (for the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, basal ganglia and thalamus) were extracted and mapped onto each motor coordination skill using partial least squares pathway modeling.ResultsThe motor coordination skill of aiming/catching was significantly linked to latent variables for both the cerebral cortex (t = 4.31, p < 0.0001) and the cerebellum (t = 2.31, p = 0.02). This effect was driven by the premotor/motor cortical regions and the superior cerebellar lobules. These links were not moderated by the severity of symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. In categorical analyses, the DCD group showed atypical reduction in the volumes of these regions. However, the group with DCD alone did not differ significantly from those with DCD and co-morbid ADHD.ConclusionsThe superior cerebellar lobules and the premotor/motor cortex emerged as pivotal neural substrates of motor coordination in children. The dimensions of these motor coordination regions did not differ significantly between those who had DCD, with or without co-morbid ADHD.