The Effectiveness of a Formal Physical Education Curriculum on the Physical Ability of Children in a Preschool Context

Abstract

Studies have pointed to the benefits of physical activity (PA), yet the level of PA participation among preschoolers is low. This in turn could have resulted in the limited research literature on the PA level or physical education curriculum (PEC) of preschool children. Those reviewed here are mostly from countries in the West, as those from Asia are unavailable. To fill this gap, the present study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of a formal PEC on the physical ability of a sample of five-year old children from several preschools in Singapore. Using a Physical Ability Assessment (PAA) tool with five variables, a pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design was used to measure the effectiveness of the PEC with control and experimental groups for the comparative analysis. The results of the PAA are presented and the implications from the findings and analysis are discussed.

Physical education and the anthropological status of preschool-age children

“…Могу се видети и ефекти разних програма физичког вежбања (Altinkok, 2017;Kerić i sar., 2013;Livonen et al, 2011;Loy-Ee & Hoon Ng, 2018;Markov i Mesaroš-Živkov, 2010;Redžić i sar., 2011;Trajkovski i sar., 2014;Tan et al, 2018), релације између различитих подручја антрополошког статуса (Agha-Alinejad et al, 2015;Antunes et al, 2018;Bürgi et al 2011;Martinez-Tellez et al, 2016;Niederer et al, 2011;Obradović i sar., 2011;Robinson, 2011;Robinson et al, 2013;Veselinović i sar., 2009;Williams et al, 2008), као и процене трендова развоја неких способности и карактеристика код деце (Horvat i sar., 2009;Popović, 2008).…”

Application of Decision Tree Algorithm Based on DM in the Development of Preschool Children's PE

“…A large amount of data has been accumulated in the teaching and management of kindergartens for many years. At present, these data have not been e ectively used, but just a "treasure" to be developed [2]. Kindergarten sports can not only promote the development of children's body and cognition but also promote the formation of children's good personality and improve children's social adaptability [3].…”