Game Model to Improve the Motor Abilities of Primary School Students

Abstract

This research aims to produce a learning model to improve children's motor skills through traditional games which are prepared based on the curriculum and characteristics of elementary school students. Research development procedures use Research and Development. The results of the development research obtained five game models, namely: bicycle wheel racing, rubber band throwing, rubber band unclang, mineral water bottle toss, and bicycle wheel rim target balls which were arranged in the form of a guidebook. The manual for motor skills game models for elementary school students was declared suitable for use based on the assessment of material experts and elementary school teachers. The results of the experts' assessments are as follows: 1) the bicycle wheel racing game is included in the "very good" category with an average rating of 4.8, which means X > 4.2; 2) the mineral water bottle gandon game is included in the "very good" category with an average rating of 4.9, which means X > 4.2; 3) the rubber band throwing game is included in the "very good" criteria with a mean rating of 4.86, which means X > 4.2; 4) the rubber band unclang game is included in the "very good" criteria with a mean rating of 4.9, which means X > 4.2; and 5) the bicycle wheel target ball game is included in the "very good" criteria with an average rating of 4.9, which means X > 4.2