Kwantitatiewe en Kwalitatiewe Stand van Fundamentele Bewegingsvaardighede: Senior Fase Leerders van Potchefstroom
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2015Author
Van Niekerk, Lizl-Louise
Pienaar, Anita Elizabeth
Du Toit, Dorita
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The purpose of this study was to determine the quantitative and qualitative level of
Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) of Senior Phase learners in Potchefstroom,
South Africa. A total of 239, 13 to 14 year old learners were randomly selected from
eight schools. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2 (BOT-2), was
used to assess six fundamental movement skills quantitatively, and the Fundamental
Movement Pattern Assessment Instrument (FMPAI), was applied to analyse the
same skills qualitatively. The results of the quantitative assessment showed that the
total group of learners, including the boys and girls separately, performed below the
norm for their age. The qualitative analysis showed that balancing on one leg on the
balance beam was the skill in which the participants performed poorest. The
quantitative and qualitative assessment results showed no statistically significant
correlations in the tests of bouncing and catching a ball in the total group, nor in the
boys’ and girls’ groups, and ball dribbling in the boys’ group. Based on the results
of the study, it is recommended that the mastering of FMS should be included in the
Senior Phase Physical Education curriculum, and that both quantitative and
qualitative assessment should be used when assessing these skills.
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