Examination of effects of rhythmic gymnastics teaching of physical education on functional abilities of 3rd & 4th grade pupils of elementary schools

Dragana, Aleksić, Jadranka, Kocić, Slađana, Tošić

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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1820-7936

https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%267459&page=0&so...

2009-2021/11/01/13:07:16

In this work, the subject of the research is only one segment of the anthropological area, which refers to the appearance of appropriate morphological characteristic. The research involved a total sample of 99 girls from the 3rd and 4th grade of elementary school. The subjects were classified in experimental and control groups. The experimental group was made of 51 students and they were practicing according to planning instruction where the rhythmic gymnastics had the primary part. The control group of 48 students was practicing according to official instructional plan and program for P.E. of the Republic of Serbia. The battery for the evaluation of functional abilities consists of the following tests: vital capacity by spirometer, Lorenc's test and heart puls in peace. Research data was processed using SPSS standard statistics procedure. There were calculated: Basic statistics parameters (mean, standard deviation, Min/Max numeric score, interval of confidence, coefficient of variation), Descriptive statistic parameters, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for the evaluation of normality of test result distribution of applied variables. The multi-variant procedures were used in this research and those were: the multi-variant analysis of the variable (MANOVA) and the discriminative analysis. Also, the mono-variant procedures were used and those were: the variable analysis (ANOVA) and the interval of entrust. After the experimental treatment, i.e. at the final testing, significant differences were found with female pupils in experimental and control groups concerning the two of four tests for the evaluation of functional abilities.