The effect of hybrid physical activity program on some motor skills in elementary school children

This study was conducted to examine the effects of hybrid physical activity program on some motor skills in primary school children. The study used quantitative and one-group pretest-posttest model and it was conducted with the participation of 34 volunteer students of 3rd and 4th grade, 19 boys and 15 girls in Fatih Primary School, Bartın Province. 34 students in the experimental group were given a hybrid physical activity program for 8 weeks, 3 days a week at school and 4 days a week at home. The second version of the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) was used for data collection. According to the results of the study, a significant difference was found in some sub-skills and total raw scores of the Displacement and Object Control tests between boys and girls (p<0.05). In the age variable, a significant difference was observed in some subskills and total raw scores of the 8 and 9 year age groups (p<0.05). When the grade variable was analyzed, a significant difference was found in some subskills and total raw scores of 3rd and 4th graders (p<0.05). As a result, it can be said that the hybrid physical activity program applied to primary school children improves motor skills at a positive level.