Physical Activity Learning Research Articles

Physical Education Various Sports Training: A Systematic Review

Physical Education (PE) is a crucial component in promoting character education, physical health, psychosocial and motor skills. Physical learning activities at school can provide a healthy lifestyle. Sports Training for development and performance preparation in team sports such as soccer through played-form activities is getting widely discussed and increasingly recommended in sport organizations at all ages and skill levels. Continuous training is a type of exercise that involves repetitive movements at a continuous intensity without rest periods. Fartlek is a running training method that involves alternating between faster and slower running paces. The word "fartlek" is Swedish for "speed play”. Interval training consists of repeated rounds of exercise that can range from a few seconds to several minutes. Plyometrics, also known as jump training or plyos, are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power (speed-strength). Circuit training is a form of body conditioning that involves endurance training, resistance training, high-intensity aerobics, and exercises performed in a circuit, similar to high-intensity interval training. Conclusion Enhanced Physical Fitness: Sports training focuses on improving athletes' strength, endurance, speed, agility, flexibility, and coordination.

The Real Situation and Main Problems of Rural Primary School Physical Education in Current China: Based on the Teaching Students’ Perspectives

The common problem of rural primary school Physical Education (PE) is the same consensus of the education sector in China. According to the materials obtained from the interviews with the students in the teaching practice process, the common problems of China’s rural primary school PE include: insufficient or no physical education class; lack of physical education equipment and sports fields; serious shortage of Physical Education teachers; and nearly no physical education teaching and learning activities based on an established instructional plan. These problems reflect the real state of current rural primary school PE in China, and have always been the basic state of rural primary school PE in China.

Impact of Hadang and Bentengan Game on Students’ Physical Fitness Levels

This research aims to determine the effectiveness of blocking and fortification games on the physical fitness level of elementary school students. The research method used was experimental using a two-group pretest-posttest design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling and the sample consisted of 54 students. Data collection techniques are 1) documents taken from the results of learning notes during the treatment delivery process, and 2) physical fitness tests is to know physical fitness level. The data analysis technique uses the t-test, but the data analysed must have a normal distribution so that the level of normality and homogeneity of the data is first tested. The t-test results for the Hadang and Bentengan games showed statistically significant increases in physical fitness (e.g., t = 29.105 for Hadang, t = 21.236 for Bentengan, both p 0.05)., so it can be concluded that there was an increase in physical fitness through the Bentengan game. Students' physical fitness levels experienced a significant increase in sprints, pull-ups, sit-ups, vertical jumps and short-distance running activities. The results of this research also have implications for the development of various types of traditional games for other physical fitness learning activities or other health, sports and physical fitness learning activities. Teachers can design types of games as teaching techniques and can be adjusted to the age needs of students such as for elementary or junior high school levels.

Kegiatan Pelakasanaan Pembelajaran PJOK di SD Negeri 060874 Medan

Physical education is an integral part of the overall education system. This educational process utilizes physical activity to produce holistic changes in individual qualities both physically, mentally and emotionally. The motive for this research was to determine the implementation of physical education, sports and health learning activities at SD Negeri 060874 Medan City. This type of research is qualitative. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research are 1) The indicator for learning objectives is categorized as "sufficient" with a percentage achievement of 60.0%. 2) The indicator for learning materials is categorized as "sufficient" with a percentage achievement of 60.0%. 3) The indicator for teaching methods is categorized as "sufficient" with a percentage achievement of 58.6%. 4) The indicator for learning media or tools is categorized as "good" with a percentage achievement of 60.5%. 5) The indicator for learning evaluation is categorized as "sufficient" with a percentage achievement of 55.8%.

Impact of Learning Motivation and Physical Condition on Physical Education Learning Outcomes in Junior High School Students Aged 13-15 Years: A Analysis studies

The purpose of the study. to determine and evaluate the relative contributions of physical fitness and learning motivation to the learning outcomes of students in the 7–9 age range. Materials and methods. The purpose of correlation approaches is to quantitatively ascertain if and to what extent two or more variables are correlated. Data is analyzed using the statistical techniques of correlation and multiple regression utilizing the SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solution Version 25) software. Before the advent of statistical methods for hypothesis testing. Use the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test (uji K-S) to check for data normality. Results. The coefficient of correlation for rx12y = 0.49 is indicated. Koefisisen korelasi signifikansi diperoleh F hitung 4,37>t tabel 3,35, dengan distribusi t dengan α = 0,05 dan k = 2 sebagai pembilang dan (n–k–1) sebagai dk penyebut. In other words, there is a positive correlation between the Jasmani Motivasi Belajar and the Penjasorkes Learning Outcomes, which are 0,492 x 100%, or 0,24 x 100%, or 24%. Conclusions. Students' willingness and excitement to participate in physical education learning activities will be influenced by their motivation for learning. A learner who understands effective learning motivation would attempt to inspire themself to learn well. Since achieving satisfactory learning outcomes is one of the goals of the processes and activities that take place in the classroom, teachers are crucial in helping students develop motivation for learning and improving their physical fitness.

Problem-Based Learning Model Supported Phydia (PBL-Phydia) to Improve ICT Abilities

This research is motivated by the low level of physics learning activity using multimedia technology. This research aims to develop problem-based physics lectures supported by physics multimedia android (PBL-Phydia) to improve students' ICT skills. The research method used is the (R&D) method which refers to the ADDIE model. Subjects in the experimental class as a treatment class used Phydia as many as 17 students and the control class as a comparison class used PBL without the support of Phydia as many as 17 students. The results of the research have succeeded in developing a problem-based physics lecture design supported by Phydia with the characteristic of having a syntax consisting of five phases, and in each phase, there are independent learning activities with Phydia. The five phases are as follows: (1) Student orientation towards the problem; (2) Organizing students to study; (3) Independent and group investigations; (4) Develop and display artifacts and presentations, (5) Analyze and evaluate the problem-solving process on five lecture materials/topics related to physics. The test results show that Phydia is better able to improve ICT abilities. Keywords: Problem-based physics learning, physics multimedia android, ICT ability

From black screens to mediating means

The paper reports on an empirical case study that explores innovative teaching practices in higher education, including digital, physical, and blended learning activities. The study followed the Master’s course ‘Experts in Teamwork’, where the students worked with practical assignments based on real-life challenges formulated by an external collaboration partner, which included actors from the health care department, the school management, and the ICT management in the local municipality. The students also gained experience with creative media production and worked with various digital tools and software.
 The findings show that the students experienced the project as motivating, highly educational and relevant to working life. It seems that digital tools contributed to flexibility, particularly for interactivity with the external partners and for group work. Both for students and the teachers the use of screens and software like Zoom and Teams opened for new ways of thinking about collaboration and provided an extended learning space and increased learning potential. However, screens also imply limitations, for example in terms of communication noise, possible passive forms of participation or even withdrawal from some of the students. Moreover, practices that include digital, physical and hybrid learning activities are highly complex, which require that the activities are particularly well planned and thoughtfully organized. The learning situation is therefore characterized by increased demands and expectations - for both students, teachers, and the institutions.

Awareness, Coverage, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination Among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: With the resumption of physical learning activities across Nigeria's higher education institutions, tertiary-level students, a prioritized group according to the WHO SAGE in the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines, face circumstances that necessitate widespread vaccination coverage among them. This is critical in view of vaccine hesitancy attitude and low vaccination coverage that has been reported among this subpopulation and the larger Nigerian populace. Surmounting these barriers is necessary to achieving a successful national vaccination program and for future pandemic preparedness and response. To this end, this study aimed to assess Nigerian undergraduate students' knowledge, coverage, and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of Nigerian undergraduates was conducted in October 2021, using an online questionnaire and a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The questionnaire included sections on respondents' demographic characteristics, COVID-19 vaccine awareness, coverage, barriers, and recommendations. A total of 326 respondents electronically completed and returned the informed consent form along with the questionnaire. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25 were used to code and analyze the data, respectively. RESULTS: The overall awareness of COVID-19 vaccines among the sampled students were high, with 62.3% having good knowledge, 20.9% having average knowledge, and 16.9% having poor knowledge. However, the majority of the respondents (81.3%) had not received the vaccines. The most prominent barrier to vaccination was misinformation about vaccine safety (23.6%). Opening vaccination centers on campuses (18.6%), demonstrating vaccine effectiveness and safety (18.7%), and organizing awareness campaigns (17.2%) were the most frequently recommended actions. CONCLUSION: Most respondents were aware of the availability and potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccines; however, coverage remained extremely low. Our findings emphasize the importance of addressing vaccination barriers by public health stakeholders to achieve optimal COVID-19 vaccine coverage.

DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEARNING MODEL MULTIMEDIA BASED IN FLOOD PROne AREAS

The background to this research comes from a school that adapts to natural situations, where sometimes when the tide is high it will submerge the entire school yard, causing physical education learning activities to be hampered. Based on survey results from the past 2 years, there are indeed several schools in the Banjar Regency area that have been submerged by high tides/are prone to flooding. The aim of this research is to create a learning model that is suitable for use during high tide by testing several learning models that have been designed related to multimedia-based physical activities. The method used in this research is research and deployment (RnD) with the ADDIE design (Analysis, Design, Development or Production, Implementation or Delivery and Evaluations). The research instruments used are tests and measurements, including testing learning models and finding out the results of validity tests and effectiveness tests. The research results show that the peer teaching and cooperative learning models are more dominantly used in flood conditions, but other variations of learning models also do not rule out the possibility of being used in post-floods with a usage intensity level of 73.5% for the peer teaching model and 73.1% for the cooperative model. dominantly used by physical education teachers at SMPN 2 Martapura Timur. In this way, these two learning models will provide activities for students with multimedia tools.

Awareness, Coverage, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

Background: With the resumption of physical learning activities across Nigeria's higher education institutions, tertiary-level students, a priority group in the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines according to the WHO SAGE, face circumstances that necessitate widespread vaccination coverage among them. This study aimed to assess Nigerian undergraduate students' knowledge, coverage, and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. Method: A cross-sectional survey of Nigerian undergraduates was conducted in October 2021, using an online questionnaire and a combined simple random and snowballing sampling technique. The questionnaire included sections on respondents' demographic characteristics, COVID-19 vaccine awareness, coverage, barriers, and recommendations. A total of 326 respondents electronically completed and returned the informed consent form along with the questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25. Results: The overall awareness of COVID-19 vaccines among the sampled students was high; with 62.3%, 20.9%, and 16.9% having good, average, and poor levels of knowledge respectively. However, a majority of the respondents (81.3%) had not received the vaccines. The most prominent barrier to vaccination was misinformation about vaccine safety (23.6%). Opening vaccination centers on campuses (18.6%), demonstrating vaccine effectiveness and safety (18.7%), and organizing awareness campaigns (17.2%) were the most frequently recommended actions. Conclusion: Most respondents were aware of the availability and potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccines; however, coverage remained extremely low. Our findings emphasize the importance of addressing vaccination barriers by public health stakeholders to achieve optimal COVID-19 vaccine coverage.

Validitas Instrumen Aktivitas Belajar Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Fisika

The learning process certainly includes learning activities. A person who engages in learning activities thinks about ideas while taking action or engaging in physical activity. The importance of learning activities in fostering learning discipline so that student learning outcomes can improve. Based on observations, student learning activities in learning physics in class are still low. This is due to the lack of development of learning activity instruments in physics learning. This study aims to develop instruments of student learning activities in physics learning that are valid for use in the implementation of research. The method used in this study is a literature study with data analysis techniques using AikenV assessors. The physics learning activity instrument that will be developed is oriented to student activities. The eight exercises that can compose the tool for assessing student learning activities include visual activities, oral activities, listening activities, writing activities, drawing activities, motor activities, mental activities, and emotional activities. Each of the indicators within these eight activity instruments will be subjected to tests to determine their validity.The findings of this study show that the instrument falls into the medium category, with a validity score of 0.778, according to the results of the AikenV validity test. Thus, it is concluded that the instrument of student learning activities in physics learning is feasible to implement research.

Investigating the Effectiveness of Virtual Physical Activity Education on Students’ Quality of Life of Karaj in 2020

Background: Sedentary lifestyle is regarded as one of the main risk factors for obesity and chronic diseases. As schools provide students with important opportunities for physical activity, their closure, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, had a detrimental impact on vulnerable populations, particularly youth and school students. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of virtual physical education on students’ quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This community trial was conducted with an experimental and a control group. For this purpose, 300 students aged 13 to 15 years, selected among students of the 1st year of high school, were selected from the four education districts of the urban areas of Karaj city in the year 2020 using a cluster sampling method. The selected students were randomly assigned to the two groups of intervention and control, each with 150 people. There was no difference between the two groups in terms of inclusion criteria and demographic characteristics. Following group assignment, the intervention group received virtual physical education for eight 30-minute sessions, one session each week. All subjects completed the Physical Activity and Quality of Life Questionnaires before and after the training. The data were analyzed with SPSS software version 20, using the chi-square test, paired t-test, and independent t-test. Results: The mean and standard deviation of the scores in almost all areas of quality of life (both physical activity and mental health) in the intervention group had a significant improvement after the training courses (P<0.05). After training, the mean scores of quality of life in the virtual education group were significantly greater than control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The virtual school-based physical activity intervention had positive effects on children’s psychological and psychological wellbeing. The online educational method could provide customizable physical education learning activities as a suitable step in promoting physical activity engagement for different groups of students.

Virtual Classroom Management during COVID-19 in Nigeria: Insights from TPACK

This study explores virtual classroom management in the context of Nigeria, a developing country that faces challenges in adopting technology for teaching and learning activities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges, causing a breakdown in physical teaching and learning activities. To address this, the study employs constructivism theory to examine virtual classroom management and strategies for effective implementation. The study uses a qualitative approach to review the concept of virtual classroom and virtual classroom management in Nigeria, strategies to manage the virtual classroom as well as the merits and demerits of virtual classroom learning. The findings highlight the challenges of virtual teaching and learning activities and suggest solutions such as in-service training, workshops, and seminars on digital leadership training for school leaders, teachers, and students. Additionally, parents are encouraged to support their children’s learning by making their smartphones available and monitoring usage, while the government is advised to allocate more funds towards improving digital technology in secondary schools. Overall, the study underscores the importance of constructivism theory in guiding effective virtual classroom management in Nigeria.

Analysis of Physics Concepts in Gasing Games

The gasing game is a game where the gasing can rotate on an axis and balance at one point. This game is classified as one of the traditional games in Indonesia which is starting to disappear. One way to preserve this game is to integrate it with learning at school. Therefore, the authors are interested in studying the physics concepts contained in tops so that they can be used during physics learning activities in class. The method used in this study is a qualitative method, which is a procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people or observable behavior. Based on the research that has been done, it can be concluded that there are many physics concepts in top games, including the balance of rigid bodies, frictional forces, work, moments of inertia, and rotational motion, as well as kinetic energy as well as gravitational forces. So that traditional gasing games can be integrated with physics learning at school with the hope that students will learn physics more easily so that students have the desire to always study physics and be able to understand physics material properly and optimally.

Post-pandemic face-to-face learning: Perspectives from physical education teachers

Returning to the face-to-face learning system for physical education, the researchers got several responses and responses from the stakeholders, one of which was the teacher. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of physical education teachers in carrying out face-to-face learning activities in the post-pandemic. The method used is descriptive quantitative research. Data collection was carried out using a list of main questions that were used to guide this research, one of which was, "How do teachers respond to the return of the face-to-face system after the pandemic, which requires students to return to school to attend physical education directly?" The data analysis technique used is data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study found one point that represents the response of teachers' perceptions about the advantages and disadvantages of learning activities from their point of view in conceptualizing the offline physical education learning approach by paying attention to identical prevention patterns in the post-pandemic period. The conclusions of this study indicate that teachers have a variety of views that contain elements of strengths and weaknesses in carrying out physical education learning activities with a face-to-face system after spending a long time during the pandemic using an online system. Next, the researcher's suggestion for further research is that a special study can be carried out on how to design a learning approach that is relevant to the post-pandemic conditions of physical education in elementary schools.

Changes in online course designs: Before, during, and after the pandemic

The switch to emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic became for many university instructors a necessity to familiarise themselves with the institution’s online learning management system (LMS). This switch to online teaching made learning activities, course design patterns, and pedagogical approaches more visible than during face-to-face teaching. Furthermore, the process of translating physical learning activities to the digital space was challenging and needed institutional and leadership support. This paper presents an analysis of the changes made to the learning designs of 102 courses in a university’s LMS before, during, and after the pandemic. Using descriptive statistics and Epistemic Network Analysis we used LMS data to explore the use of LMS features revealing not only the overall university trends, but also faculty differences. In addition, we compared the learning activities as described in course descriptions with the actual learning activities designed in the LMS. Our findings show that although the switch to emergency remote teaching forced many instructors to change the learning designs of their courses, some instructors reverted to their pre-pandemic learning designs after the pandemic, while other instructors did not change their learning design during the pandemic at all. In addition, we identified a positive trend of an increased use of activity features in the learning management system. Finally, we reflected on the importance of the university leadership supporting the digital transformation.

Increasing Physical Activity and Fundamental Movement Skills of Primary School Students during the Covid-19 through Exergame

Study purpose. The low physical activity and fundamental movement skills of students in the COVID-19 era are gaps in this study. This study aims to exam the effects of exergame on the physical activity and fundamental movement skills of students during the COVID-19 era.
 Materials and methods. Quantitative research with experimental methods was used in this study. The subjects of this study came from students at primary schools 1 and 2 in Karawang (n = 120). Subjects from primary school 1 Karawang entered the experimental group (n = 60), namely getting treatment in the form of exergame, and subjects from primary school 2 Karawang were included in the control group (n = 60) who did not receive any treatment and only carried out physical education learning activities. The intervention program was carried out for seven weeks. To measure the physical activity of the students, the ActiGraph GT9X Link accelerometer was used, and the fundamental movement skills of the children were assessed using the TGMD-3.
 Results. The results showed that the implementation of exergame was proven to significantly improve physical activity (p < 0.05) and the same results show that exergame has a significant effect on fundamental movement skills (p < 0.05). However, there was no increase in physical activity and fundamental movement skills in the control group (p > 0.05).
 Conclusions. This research is evidence that exergame is an effective tool to improve physical activity and fundamental movement skills students during the COVID-19 era.

MENTORING CONFERENCE WITH A DIGITAL TABLET FOR SECURE THE TEACHING-LEARNING GYMNASTIC ENVIRONMENT

This study focuses on preservice teacher's mentoring in a French University Graduate Schools of Teacher Education. It focuses on physical education and learning activities of middle school pupils. Photographs and videos are mobilised during post-lesson mentoring conference to help the preservice teacher (PT) to reduce the risk of injury. The data from a case study are made up of extracts from mentoring interview and self-confrontation interview analysed from a cultural-historical activity theory perspective (C.H.A.T). Results highlights the potential relevance of using 1) traces of learning activity during mentoring interactions to optimise the pedagogical design of PT’s 2) and to prevent the risks of pupils’ physical integrity. The theoretical model contributes to a global understanding of the problems arising in the collective teaching-learning activity and about modalities contributing to the joint tutoring activity independently of the disciplinary field.

DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICS LEARNING ACTIVITY FOR THE TOPIC OF BOYLE’S LAW USING THE STEM APPROACH

This paper reports on the development of a Physics learning activity based on the STEM approach for the topic of Boyle’s Law and the tests conducted to determine its validity and feasibility. The population of this study was fifth-semester bachelor of education in Physics students from one of the public universities in Malaysia. Nineteen participants sampled using the simple random sampling technique. Two instruments used were self-developed questionnaire for determining the content validity of the learning activity and a feasibility questionnaire adapted from the Structured Assessment of Feasibility (SAFE) questionnaire. Most of the data on feasibility shows that the activity is feasible to be implemented in schools albeit will require extra teaching and learning time and cost compared to the usual teaching and learning time and cost allocated. The research successfully developed a tested learning activity based on the STEM approach for the topic of Boyle's Law that is quite feasible. This result implies that it can be used as a reference for teachers who are interested in conducting a STEM-based lesson with the awareness that the lesson will take more time and additional cost to implement.

AKTIVITAS FISIK SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF MODEL PEMBELAJARAN YANG MENYENANGKAN: SEBUAH KAJIAN LITERATUR

Fun learning is one of the principles applied in the independent curriculum. Learning needs to be designed by considering the stage of development and level of achievement of students, according to learning needs, and reflecting the characteristics and development of diverse students so that learning becomes meaningful and fun. The purpose of this study is to offer physical activity-based cognitive stimulation as a fun learning model. The method used is a literature review. The results showed that physical activity had a physiological effect on the body which ultimately had an impact on the child's cognitive function and the positive emotions felt by the child. Through this article, it is hoped that it can provide knowledge for teachers in designing physical activity-based learning activities as a fun learning model for students. In addition, schools can also collaborate with parents in developing programs of fun learning activities through the involvement of physical activities at home.