Effect of recreative activities using training aids on selected manipulative skills of school students

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the effect of recreative activity training on selected manipulative skills of school students. To achieve the purpose of this study, the investigator selected 30 school students from nearby Swami Shivananda Nursery and Primary School at Periyanaickenpalayam. The age of the subjects ranged from 9 to 10 years. The selected subjects (N=30) were one group undergoing the recreative activities with training aids for six weeks. The difference in the measure of recitative activities using training aids on selected manipulative skills namely kicking and throwing was measured by a standardized test with tools. The training program was scheduled at 60 min for five days. The pre-test was conducted before the training period and the post-test was conducted after the training period. The investigator used the dependent t-test to find out the significant difference between pre and post-tests. in all the cases 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the hypotheses. The signification of the means of the obtained test result was tested at a 0.05 level of confidence, it was considered sufficient for the present study. It is concluded the selected manipulative skills namely throwing, and kicking of school students were significantly improved due to recreative activity using training aids.