A Comparative Study of Some Characteristics and Motor Abilities for the Primary School Pupils Aged (9-12) Years in both Rural and City Environments

Abstract

The research aims know some of the motor abilities of the primary school students (9-12) years in two different environments ( city , village ) for both sexes ( boys , girls ) and to compare between the reflect of the environments on the characteristics and abilities in the way that it gives the teacher a sufficient information about the deficiency in motor performance and how to promote the level through the annual and the daily plan for the lesson of the Physical Education . The sample of the study consisted of (200) students in the primary stage of (9-12) years from both sexes and they are chosen randomly from a different schools and different environment (city and village) .A test of physical attributes is done to get the information of the level in it and the researcher used the descriptive method by testing the motor abilities for the sample members.The data were collected with the statistical bag (Spss) for the extraction of the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and (t-test ) valuables . The results showed several differences in the level of motor mobility between the two sexes on one hand, and between the environment ( city , country ) on the other hand . The researcher recommended that physical tests must be conducted in the beginning of each school year to help the physical education teacher to develop the lesson plan with positively affects in the pupils' motor abilities and qualities .

Keywords

• motor abilitiesand characteristics
• environmental impact
• primary school pupils