Motor Skills and Motivation Development by Implementing Handball Elements in First Part of Physical Education Lesson

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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.70(1).03

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physical education, motor skills, motivation, handball

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Introduction: Physical education lesson are the ideal environment for educating and consolidating active lifestyle habits that will last throughout the students’ lives. Teachers play a central role in the success and longevity of school-based interventions. Students’ motor skill levels are directly associated with their participation in physical education lessons or movement activities. Motivation is recognized as an important factor related to students engagement and active participation in physical education lessons. Therefore, it might be reasonable to assume that physical education programs will have a more positive impact when students are motivated to participate. Purpose: Through hypothesis testing we wanted to evaluate the effect of the intervention on motor skills and motivation in physical education lessons. Material: Longitudinal experimental study design without control group, number of subjects N=38 subjects from two different classes. The research instrument was a questionnaire composed of 3 subscales and an application trail counted in seconds and number of cumulative points from shots on goal. Results: The results support the tested hypotheses that the intervention will improve motor skills and increase the motivation score, demonstrating that there are significant differences between pre-test and post-test. Conclusion: The ludic character of the physical education lesson can significantly influence the active participation of students in the physical education lesson, also improving the level of motor skills.

REZUMAT. Ameliorarea deprinderilor motrice și a motivației utilizând elemente specifice jocului de handbal în partea introductivă a lecției de educație fizică. Introducere: Orele de educație fizică reprezintă mediul ideal pentru educarea și consolidarea obiceiurilor unui stil de viață activ, care vor dăinui pe tot parcursul vieții elevilor. Profesorii joacă un rol central în succesul și longevitatea intervențiilor bazate pe școală. Nivelul de deprinderi motrice ale elevilor sunt direct asociate cu participarea acestora la lecția de educație fizică sau la activități de mișcare. Motivația este recunoscută ca fiind un factor important legat de implicarea și participarea activă a elevilor la orele de educație fizică. Prin urmare, ar putea fi rezonabil să presupunem că programele de educație fizică vor avea un impact mai pozitiv atunci când elevii sunt motivați să participe. Scop: Prin testarea ipotezelor ne-am dorit să evaluăm efectul intervenției asupra deprinderilor motrice și a motivației în lecția de educație fizică. Material: Design de studiu experimental longitudinal fără grup de control, număr subiecți N=38 alcătuind 2 clase diferite. Instrumentul de cerce­tare a fost chestionarul compus din 3 subscale și un traseu aplicativ contorizat în secunde și număr de puncte cumulate din aruncările la poartă. Rezultate: Rezultatele susțin ipotezele testate, conform cărora în urma intervenției se vor ameliora deprinderile motrice și va crește scorul motivației, demonstrând faptul că există diferențe semnificative între pre-test și post-test. Concluzii: Caracterul ludic al lecției de educație fizică poate influența semnificativ participarea activă a elevilor în lecția de educație fizică, ameliorând de asemenea nivelul deprinderilor motrice.

 Cuvinte-cheie: educație fizică, deprinderi motrice, motivație, handbal

Article history: Received 2025 March 06; Revised 2025 April 25;
Accepted 2025 April 2;
Available online 2025.03.30; Available print 2025.05.30

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2025-03-30

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POPESCU, O., BOTA, E., GAVRELIUC, D., & DOMOKOS, M. (2025). Motor Skills and Motivation Development by Implementing Handball Elements in First Part of Physical Education Lesson. Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 70(1), 31–46. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.70(1).03

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