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An assessment of gross motor development of kindergarten pupils at Akyemansa District in the Eastern Region, Ghana

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An assessment of gross motor development of kindergarten pupils at Akyemansa District in the Eastern Region, Ghana Somiah, P.K Gross motor skills have been shown to influence motor development during childhood stage. The purpose of this study is to assess the gross motor development of kindergarten pupils at Akyemansa district in the Eastern Region, Ghana. Experimental design of pretest-posttest non-equivalent groups’ method was adopted. The sample consists of eighty participants between ages 4 to7years.The participants were selected using simple random, purposive and stratified sampling techniques. Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2; Ulrich, 2000) was used as instrument for data collection. This yielded a reliability of 0.69 and 0.72 respectively. Four research questions were answered. Descriptive statistics of means and standard deviation was used to analyze the data for demographic and research questions. The result showed that children within the kindergarten have established normal development of fundamental motor skills especially in catching (M = 2.80, SD = 1.55). The males showed greater proficiency in the locomotor skills (M = 5.65, SD = 3.03) whiles the females showed a greater proficiency in object control skills. (M = 10.73, SD = 3.31). The findings showed that there was significant differences in the gross motor skills of participants with locomotor skills (t = 17.93, df = 79, P <. 05) and object control skills (t = 24.76, df = 79, P <.05). It was revealed that the object control skills shows a better mean value (M = 9.96) than the locomotor skills (M = 5.40). Thus, was concluded that pupils gross motor skills have developed to some extent, hence need attention. It was recommended that intervention programme should be used by teachers to address the delayed skills. Also school administrators and kindergarten coordinators in the various district education directorates should monitor the pupils’ motor development on regular basis to identify any developmental delays that might exist. A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND SPORTS, FACULTY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION OCTOBER, 2015

A comparison of teaching effectiveness of elective and non-elective physical education teachers from colleges of education on students learning outcome in Brong Ahafo Region Ghana

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A comparison of teaching effectiveness of elective and non-elective physical education teachers from colleges of education on students learning outcome in Brong Ahafo Region Ghana Kyeremeh, S The purpose of the study was to compare two sets of teachers: one set of which took physical education as an elective course during their pre service preparation while the other set only studied it as a general compulsory course during pre-service preparation. The study was focused on what they do in the name of physical education on the field of work. The study also sought to describe the association(s) that may exist between these two sets of teachers and the students‘ products from their schools. Descriptive survey and correlational design methods were used. The population consisted of physical education teachers and students in basic education schools within the catchment area of Tano North and South Districts of the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. The sample was made up of 40 physical education teachers within the catchment area of Tano North and South Districts of the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. The population was made up of 20 physical education elective teachers and 480 non-physical education elective teachers. In all, 200 students were selected from the participating teachers classes (i.e. 5 students from each teacher‘s class) were used for the study. A class observation form was adapted from the Community College of Aurora‘s Mentor Program Handbook and Staffordshire University‘s Guidelines for the observation of teaching. The findings revealed that there was significant difference between the two set of teachers (t (39) = -12.26, p < .05). Except for the reasons assigned to affect the teaching of physical education at the basic education in the two districts. Based on this, a number of recommendations have been made to district education offices, and when followed would improve the teaching and learning of physical education in Ghana, in particular. Thesis Submitted to the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports of the Faculty of Science Education, University of Education, Winneba, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Master of Philosophy Degree in Physical Education. JULY, 2014.

An assessment of feedback given by trained and untrained physical education teachers during practical physical education lessons in basic schools at the Hohoe District, Volta Region

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An assessment of feedback given by trained and untrained physical education teachers during practical physical education lessons in basic schools at the Hohoe District, Volta Region Mbabi, N.K The purpose of the study was to assess how trained and untrained physical education teachers give feedback during practical physical education lessons in basic schools at the Hohoe District of Volta Region.Descriptive research design was uses for the study. The population was made of all physical education teachers in basic school at Hohoe District, Volta Region.The sample comprised thirty teachers, fifteen trained and fifteen untrained in physical education. The trained physical education teachers received their training in only two Universities in Ghana that offer physical education at the moment; thus University of Education, Winneba (UEW) and University of Cape Coast (UCC). The untrained teachers are pupil teachers and teachers from colleges of education. Purposive sampling was used to select trainedphysical educationteachers for the study because they were few. Random sampling was used to select untrained physical education teachers because of their large number. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Questionnaire were distributed to the trained and untrained physical education teachers as a source of data. Means, standard deviations and percentages were employed in the data analysis.The instrument had face validity from the researcher‘s supervisor. The reliability value was 0.73 which showed a high level of consistency. The researcher administered the questionnaire to thirty (30) trained and untrained Physical Education teachers in the Hohoe District.Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 for windows 2007. The data were collated and coded using frequency counts and percentages. The data were then tabulated and discussed briefly.Findings showed that there was a difference between trained and untrained physical education teachers based on the mean, standard deviation and percentages University of Education,Winneba http://ir.uew.edu.gh xi obtained as far as feedback is concerned.Based on the findings the following recommendations were made. Teachers should provide positive, specific and concurrent feedbacks to create more stimulating learning environment for learners. Teachers should avoid insulting learners during practical physical education lessons as feedback as well as giving negative feedback. Physical education should be made a compulsory subject at the college of education throughout the course of the study. The number of periods on the teaching time table for physical education should be increased at the college of education so that, trainees will acquire more knowledge about how to teach physical education. A Dissertation in the Department of Health, Physical Education Recreation and Sports of the Faculty of Science Education, submitted to the school of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Education (Physical Education). DECEMBER, 2015.

The role of hiplife music in the development of physical fitness among students of Mab

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The role of hiplife music in the development of physical fitness among students of Mab Asare-Owusu, E This study investigated the role of hip life music in the development of physical fitness among students of Mabang Senior High Technical School. A quantitative research approach was used for the study. The research techniques used were the descriptive method. The significance of the study was that it would help to create awareness of the usage of Ghanaian Hiplife music in particular as an activity for teaching physical fitness practical lessons, improve teacher’s pedagogy of teaching physical fitness parameters and improve literature on the use of music in physical fitness parameters in Ghana. Four research questions were raised. The instruments used were class attendance rate and time of reporting for class, endurance tests and questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results revealed that 90% of teacher respondents indicated that they agreed that music helps in the teaching and learning of physical fitness activities. However, only 20% of the teachers responded that they used music to enhance their physical fitness classes even though they were aware of the role music plays in the teaching and learning of physical fitness activities. Fifty percent of the respondents stated that they would prefer using hip life music for their physical education classes. There was a statistically significant difference of the participation rates of students who were taught using music and those who were taught without music on the endurance tests. Those who were taught using music participated better and longer on the tests. The teachers’ knowledge and repertoire of Ghanaian music also helped in the planning of the activities. Frequencies, percentages, tables, and figures were used to analyze the responses. Some recommendations were made to further the use of Hip life music in the development of physical fitness among students. THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND SPORTS, FACULTY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF EDUCATION. (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) AUGUST, 2013