Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of selected traditional games on
overarm throwing skill performance among kindergarten two pupils. A single group
pretest posttest, quasi experimental design was used. Target schools for the study were
119 public preschools in the Akuapem North District in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The Sample size for the study was made up of 37 kindergarten two pupils from one
public preschool which was selected using purposive sampling technique. Data was
collected using Test of Gross Motor Development -2 (TGMD-2) instrument designed by
Ulrich in the year 2000. It is a norm-reference test designed to assess the fundamental
motor skills of children between the ages of 3 to 10. The process and product measure of
overarm throwing skill was assessed by observation (video recording) and coded with the
TGMD-2 instrument. A dependent t–test statistical method was used to analyze the
overhand throw performance at both the pretest and posttest stages with alpha level set at
0.05 for two tailed test. Also, a two sample t-test assuming unequal variance was used to
analyze the gender difference in pupils overarm throwing performance at both pretest and
posttest stages. The results of the study revealed that traditional games have a significant
effect on kindergarten two pupils’ overarm throwing skill performance. Also, the findings
of this research indicated that traditional games help improve upon pupils overarm
throwing skill performance with a moderate effect of 4.59. It is therefore recommended
that traditional games should be incorporated into the teaching of fundamental motor
skills in the early childhood years of schooling in Ghanaian schools.
Description:
A Thesis in the Department of
HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION,
RECREATION AND SPORTS, FACULTY OF SCIENCE,
submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the Master of Philosophy in Physical Education Degree
JULY, 2012