The Impact of Basketball, Volleyball and Handball Program on the Changes of Situational-Motor Skills of Fifth Grade Elementary School Female Students
Elvira Nikšić, Edin Beganović
SUMMARY
Determining the level of students’ situational-motor abilities and monitoring their development enables teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of their work and to plan and implement appropriate educational programs. In order to achieve these objectives, it is necessary to assess students’ current level of situational-motor skills as well as the effects of specific teaching contents and programs.
The aim of this research was to determine the partial changes in situational-motor abilities that occurred under the influence of a four-month program of basketball, volleyball, and handball among fifth-grade elementary school female students. The study included 106 pupils aged 10 to 11 years, divided into an experimental group (53 pupils) and a control group (53 pupils).
The experimental group attended physical and health education classes according to a modified curriculum based on sports games (basketball, volleyball, and handball) during one semester, while the control group followed the regular curriculum. Nine variables were used to assess situational-motor abilities.
Descriptive statistics and discriminant analysis were applied to identify changes and differences in situational-motor skills. The results showed differences between the experimental and control groups in the final measurement compared to the initial assessment. According to the discriminant analysis, the variables SMKVLS and SMRBLZ made the greatest contribution to distinguishing between the groups, while SMOGCPM and SMOSD contributed the least.
The findings indicate that physical and health education can positively influence transformational processes in various dimensions of students’ development when appropriate teaching contents and sports activities are applied.
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