| Title |
The effectiveness of non-formal physical education curriculum for the physical development of 11-13-year-old children |
| Authors |
Šarkauskienė, Asta ; Lukoševičius, Antanas ; Švitrienė, Bronė |
| DOI |
10.33607/bjshs.v2i97.87 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Baltic journal of sport & health sciences.. Kaunas : Lietuvos sporto universitetas. 2015, no. 2 (97), p. 41-50.. ISSN 2351-6496. eISSN 2538-8347 |
| Keywords [eng] |
11−13-year-old children ; Non-formal physical education ; Physical development |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background. This study aims to develop and implement a curriculum of non-formal physical education in school and assess its effectiveness for the physical development of 11−13-year-old children. Methods. The research was conducted in two stages. In the first stage 51 fifth grade children (Mage = 11.3 years) participated in a quasi-experiment for two years. The children were organized into two groups: E and C. Both groups shared the duration (1 hour) and frequency (twice a week) but were different in their education curriculum. In the second stage (after four years) 72 sixth graders (Mage = 13.0) participated from the same comprehensive schools. The focus groups underwent anthropometric (height, weight, BMI) and physiometric (VC, right and left handgrip strength) measurements. Dependent t test indicated that over two years E and C group girls’ and boys’ height, weight, right and left handgrip strength indices increased significantly, p < .05. Results. E group girls’ and boys’ BMI and C group girls’ VC indices did not change significantly, p > .05. Independent t test indicated that in the second research stage differences in anthropometric and physiometric measurements of groups were not significant, p > .05. Conclusion. The developed and implemented curriculum of non-formal education in the schools had the biggest positive effect on the decrease of 11−13-year-old children’s levels of BMI and the increase in the VC levels. |
| Published |
Kaunas : Lietuvos sporto universitetas |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2015 |
| CC license |
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