The Effect of Contents for Instruction in Physical Education on Cognitive and Psychomotor Development in Tunisian Students Aged from 9 Until 11 Years
Souhir Ezzedini,
Yousri Elghoul,
Fatma Bahri,
Liwa Masmoudi,
Adene Gharbi,
Mohamed Frikha,
Nizar Souissi
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
Pages:
20-28
Received:
18 May 2017
Accepted:
5 June 2017
Published:
18 July 2017
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of three months of teaching physical education on cognitive and psychomotor development in 9–11 year-old boys. 48 healthy students of both sexes (Age = 10, 8±0, 8 years; Height = 1, 45±0, 09cm; Body mass = 37, 9±9, 1kg) performed 4 cognitive tasks: cognitive flexibility (TMT A and B), inhibition (Flanker Test), selective attention (Barrage Test) and reaction time (computer task) and four psychomotor tasks: psychomotor mobilization (Skipping Rope Jump Test), eye-hand coordination (Basketball Wall Pass & Dart-throwing) and eye-leg coordination (Soccer Ball Wall Volley) were applied in the field and the lab. The sample was divided in three groups: group 1 (10 students), group 2 (22 students) and control group (16 students). The equipment and the measurements were taken immediately before and after three months of physical education program. The contents for instruction in physical education didn’t allow an improvement in flanker test in G2. G1 undergone physical education and did physical activities outside of school shows a significant improvement in cognitive flexibility and inhibition. It has brought improvement for the G2 to the level of selective attention. CG has experienced an improvement in the reaction time, it allowed again a development of eye-leg coordination; of eye-arm coordination was determined in CG higher than the tow other groups. A correlation links the cognitive and the psychomotor skills. The results demonstrated that contents for instruction allowed a relative cognitive and psychomotor development, the updating of contents for instruction remains legitimate and urgent given all the changes in Tunisia.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of three months of teaching physical education on cognitive and psychomotor development in 9–11 year-old boys. 48 healthy students of both sexes (Age = 10, 8±0, 8 years; Height = 1, 45±0, 09cm; Body mass = 37, 9±9, 1kg) performed 4 cognitive tasks: cognitive flexibility (TMT A and B), inhibition (Flan...
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The Merits and Positive Effects of Exercise on Teenagers, who Feel Depression
Siraj Nawaz Khan,
Usman Sani,
Sami Ullah
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
Pages:
29-36
Received:
4 June 2017
Accepted:
16 June 2017
Published:
20 July 2017
Abstract: Depression is a typical issue for youthful grown-ups. Quickly evolving way of life, requests of work and school, harmful occasions, misfortune, and forlornness are quite recently a few components that may contribute the expansion in number of analyzed depressed indications in teenagers. Sick expansion to restorative evaluation and determination by experts, a few specialists are including physical movement as a major aspect of the treatment plan to help with enhancing state of mind. Exercises, for example, yoga, bowing, walking, gardening, swimming and jujitsu might be useful for those fighting mellow sadness. Recognizing the impacts that exercises, a study was conducted in UC Toormang Tehsil Khall, District Dir Lower to find out the causes and effects of depression in teenagers. The role of physical exercise was also studied. Data from 50 male teenagers was collected and analyzed through statistical package SPSS. It was concluded that there are five to six major reasons like falling in love, financial needs, strick educational environment, domestic problems, lengthy working hours and low labor wage of depression in teenagers. It was also concluded that different physical exercise has a positive effect in reducing depression in teenagers.
Abstract: Depression is a typical issue for youthful grown-ups. Quickly evolving way of life, requests of work and school, harmful occasions, misfortune, and forlornness are quite recently a few components that may contribute the expansion in number of analyzed depressed indications in teenagers. Sick expansion to restorative evaluation and determination by ...
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