Relationship between Physical Activity and Motor Skills in Elementary School Students: Meta-Analysis Study

Abstract

Many studies that examine physical activity and motor skills have been carried out in sports. These studies explain that physical activity has a very positive effect on improving motor skills and athlete performance in all sports. However, the results of each study tend to be different, so it is necessary to carry out inclusive data analysis to provide comprehensive information about the importance of activity in improving athletes' motor skills. This study examines the effect size test of physical activity on motor skills in sports. This study uses a meta-analysis study method. The source of data in this study is Google Scholar. Search literature from various sources using relationships, physical activity, and motor skills. Data analysis was carried out through the stages of identifying variables, identifying the value of r, transforming the value of r into a z distribution, the effect size of each study, calculating the variance, calculating the standard error of z, and calculating the summary effect. The summary effect calculation uses Jeffreys's Amazing Statistics Program (JASP) software. The final result of this study explains a significant positive correlation between physical activity and motor skills. A correlation value of Random Effect (r_RE) 0.8453 indicates that the relationship between physical activity and motor skills is included in the high category.