The purpose of this study was to develop a Physical Education Program for elementary school children and to examine the effect of the program on improving of children's muscular strength, muscular power, flexibility, agility, foot · eye · arm coordi...
The purpose of this study was to develop a Physical Education Program for elementary school children and to examine the effect of the program on improving of children's muscular strength, muscular power, flexibility, agility, foot · eye · arm coordination. The subject of this study were 144 elementary school children: 72 for the control group(36 male, 36 female), 72 for the experimental group(36 male, 36 female), respectively. The Physical Education Program was composed of Physical Curriculum contents. The experimental group was subjected to the 12-week Physical Education Program three times a week, while the control group received normal physical education lessons. The program was applied based on following sequences, Monday Stretching, zig-zag run, implement location, 50m run; Wednesday stretching, jump rope, implement location, shuttle run; Friday stretching, a hurdle race. The program was reviewed for modifying the intensity of a exorcise every 4 weeks.
The result of this study can be summarized as follows.
First, the experiment group which had gone through the Physical Education Program showed higher fitness scores than the control group after completing the program.
Second, When it was compared with the scores of every four weeks, male students showed greater improvement on fitness than their female counterparts. There were interaction effects on the duration of a exercise and gender.
Third, When it was compared with the scores of every four weeks, middle students showed greater improvement on fitness than their higher and lower counterparts. There were interaction effects on the duration of a exercise and fitness level.
In conclusion, this study showed that the Physical Education Program could improve the physical fitness of elementary school children. This might ensure the status of physical education as a meaningful in the elementary school.