THE TEACHER AS A FACTOR OF IMPROVING THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES AMONG YOUNGER SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

Abstract

The aim of this research was to present the effects of an experimental program including physical education classes among children aged 10-11. The experimental treatment lasted from March 1, 2010 to March 1, 2011, was realized in 16 elementary schools in the Republic of Srpska/B-H, and included the volunteer work of 20 physical education professors with no previous work experience with fourth and fifth grade students, that is, teachers, who in accordance with the law carry out the prescribed work with the aforementioned age group. The program included 1558 male and female students from city and suburb areas, 1213 of whom made up the experimental, and 345 the control group. All of the participants were tested using the "EUROFIT" battery of tests. Seven variables from the area of motor skills were analyzed. The program was approved by the Ministry of Family, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, and was realized in accordance with the national curriculum with the help of these two ministries, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of the University of Banja Luka and the Pedagogical Institute. Following the completion of the initial and final measurements of the experimental and control group, the conclusion was reached that the students from the experimental group achieved statistically significant better results on the tests of motor skills. Considering that the experimental program lasted for one year, and that all the participants were tested using the same methods and under the same conditions, and after comparing the results of the final measurement, we could say that the work of the physical education teachers during physical education classes for younger school age children had a positive effect on the development of the tested motor skills of the students. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR