Development of small ball game learning through catch ball game to enhance motoric and cognitive skills in elementary school students

Widodo, Bintoro, Nurhasan, Nurhasan, Suroto, Suroto and Uulaa, Rizki Fitri Rahima (2023) Development of small ball game learning through catch ball game to enhance motoric and cognitive skills in elementary school students. IJORER: International Journal of Recent Educational Research, 4 (4). pp. 534-547. ISSN 2721852X

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Abstract

As the most basic stage in formal education, elementary school plays a huge role for the educational process in further educational level. One of the objectives that elementary school has is forming and refining the development of physical movement through Physical Education learning. The objective of this subject is not only about developing the physical aspect, but also students’ cognitive, physical health, critical thinking skill, emotional stability, social skill, reasoning, and moral action through physical activity and sport. Basically, this study aims to improve students’ cognitive development through a learning model, which is ball-catching game. This game is adjusted by considering the elementary school students’ conditions and characters. This game also provides an access to students’ movement ability including motor skill, such as locomotor and manipulative movement skills. This study proves how students’ cognitive development is developed through the ball-catching game. This game contains groups’ cooperation elements in resolving a problem while completing a challenge. Based on the study involving the fourth graders of Elementary School, it is proven that students’ cognitive skills have been refined through the ball-catching game. The enhancement of students’ cognitive development is obtained from the teachers’ observation and interview results in form of instruments filled out by the students. The students’ cognitive skills enhancement is formed by the thinking pattern in group works and thinking process in completing the game, which is shown in playing strategy and cooperation within team. This study can involve the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students of Elementary School since this game requires the skills to throw and catch the ball along with the running movement and moving patterns.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Ball-Catching Game; Cognitive Development; Learning Model
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems > 130105 Primary Education 13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems > 130106 Secondary Education
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Islamic Early Childhood Education
Depositing User:	Bintoro Idodo
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2024 09:23

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