Effects Of Goal Oriented Activities InCoperated Into Play On Motor And Psychosocial Skill In Children
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Goal-oriented play activity encourages children to exercise and triggers the movement of body muscles. Active muscles are stronger, more agile, faster, and more powerful. The purpose of this study is to determine that goal-oriented play activity in early childhood improves Motor and psychosocial skills.
Methods- Fifty children aged 3–6 years old were recruited and took part in a set of training activities divided into Posts 1–5. To pass each post, a child had to jumping jacks, jump and turn about face, hopping on one foot, “prehistoric animal” (get down on hands and feet with knees straight then move in sequence hand-hand-foot-foot), scarf twirl (twirl scarf with arm out straight while walking in a straight line), tiptoe balance Training was given three times every week for 4 weeks. Data collected consisted of the difference in PSAS scores between POST and PRE stages (DIFF-PSAS) also shows a significant difference, with the Experiment group (9.20) showing a larger decrease than the Control group (2.56) (p < 0.001).
Result- Overall, these results suggest that while there were no significant differences between the Control and Experiment groups at the PRE stage for both CAS and PSAS measures, the intervention had a significant impact on the PSAS scores at the POST stage, with the Experiment group showing a larger decrease in PSAS scores compared to the Control group. The trend towards significance in the DIFF-CAS scores also suggests a potential impact of the intervention on CAS scores.
Conclusion: All six training activities conducted for 4 weeks provided significant improvements inthe motor and psycho-social skills areas in children aged 3–6 years old.
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