'n Opname van die bewegingsontwikkelingskenmerke van grondslagfase leerders in die Stellenbosch omgewing

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Physical activity is an integral part of children's lives. It makes an essentialcontribution to their physical, psychological and social well-being. Often, it is throughmovement and active play that children learn to discover themselves. Thismovement and play sometimes serves as a medium for communication.Unfortunately, various research studies show that children are not active enough andlead ever increasing sedentary lifestyles and these lifestyles lead to various types ofhypo-kinetic diseases. Technology, as well as the phasing out of structured physicaleducation in schools, are aspects that are responsible for the decrease in activitylevels of children.The primary aim of this study was to determine if present-day children's (Grades 1 -3) physical abilities have improved or worsened over the years. Movement tests fromKatzenellenbogen (1976) were used to test movement abilities of these children.Adapted questionnaires from Van Deventer (1999) were used to construct thelifestyle patterns of learners and to get information concerning movementprogrammes from teachers at schools.The sample population (N=372) was selected from four schools (two previouslydisadvantaged and two former Model C schools) in the Stellenbosch area. The testsevaluated, inter alia the following, velocity, velocity and power, power, velocity andaccuracy, accuracy and precision. Children from the previously disadvantaged andformer Model C schools, as well as age and sex were compared. A comparison withthe 1976 study of Katzenellebogen was also done. The latter study only involvedgirls and was undertaken only at White schools.The coding of the variable data was done in a computer format, coded andstatistically analysed. Averages are compared through the Analyses of Variance(ANOVA). From the results of the study, it can be concluded that children at theformer Model C schools fared better in most of the tests and it is evident that boysgenerally are more active than girls. As far as the comparison with the 1976 study isconcerned, present-day girls fared worse in almost all the tests. The weight of the 9year old girls increased by as much as 7.2 kg.This study can therefore be a starting point for further study attempting to combat thetendency of inactivity amongst the youth of today.

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