Survey of Basic Movement Skills in Elementary School Students in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The study purpose was to determine a survey of basic locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative movement skills in elementary school students in Kecamatan Kandangan Kabupaten Kediri East Java in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods. This study used a descriptive research design with a quantitative research type, for the method used in this research was a survey method. The population of elementary school students in Kecamatan Kandangan was 2997 elementary school students. Determination of the sample size used the Accidental purposive sampling technique; as many as 471 participants of grades 4, 5, and 6 were selected from elementary schools located in Kecamatan Kandangan Kediri East Java. The data collection technique used in this study was a survey technique with data collection instruments using questionnaires created with Google Forms application. Data analysis was carried out in this study using a descriptive percentage test. Results. The impact of COVID-19 did not interfere with students’ skills in performing locomotor and non-locomotor movements, but greatly interferes with students’ skills in performing manipulative movements. Conclusions. Learning PJOK during the COVID-19 pandemic did not interfere with students’ skills in performing locomotor and non-locomotor movements, but interferes with students’ skills in performing manipulative movements.

Keywords

• basic movement skill
• locomotor
• non-locomotor
• manipulative
• covid-19 pandemic
• elementary school students