The level of development of dexterity in applicants for higher education of the I–IV courses

Abstract

The article highlights the role of the agility in human life, reveals the essence and the features of development of this physical quality. The indicators of the dexterity development in applicants for higher education of the I–IV courses of the university, which were determined by the results of the «shuttle» run 4×9 m, are considered. A comparative analysis of the indicators of the studied physical quality in boys and girls depending on age and sex is given.
 The study was conducted in September 2021 on the basis of the National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute». It was attended by 468 applicants for higher education of the I-IV courses, who are 17–20 years old. In the І course studied applicants for higher education, who were 17 years old, in the IІ course – 18 years old, in the IIІ course – 19 years old and in the ІV course – 20 years old. The applicants for higher education voluntarily participated in the study, about the specifics of which they were informed. To achieve the goal of the study, the following methods were used: theoretical analysis and generalization of the scientific and the methodological literature, the pedagogical testing and methods of the mathematical statistics. It was found that the best results of the «shuttle» run 4×9 m were recorded in boys and girls of the first year, who are 17 years old. A comparison of the dexterity indicators in applicants for higher education I-IV courses of the university on the basis of gender showed that they are better in boys than in girls. The age dynamics of the indicators in this contingent with age is increases, which indicates the deterioration of the studied results. It has been established that applicants for higher education of the I–IV courses have a low level of dexterity development.