A Comparison Of The Basic Motoric Characteristics Of Children Aged Between 6 And 12 Chosen After 24 Weeks Of Educational Games

The aim of this study is to compare the basic motoric characteristics of children aged between 6 and12 after 24 weeks of educational games. 430 students who study in the 1st stage of primary education voluntarily participated in the study by attending to the study 6 hours a week regularly. Features such as balance, vertical jump, flexibility, reaction time and claw force are measured which are among the basic motoric characteristics that are chosen by physical measurements from the volunteers participating in the study. The population of the study consists of students studying in TuncayArtun Primary School, Kıraç Primary School, ÜmraniyeBirlik Primary School, SüleymanÇelebi Primary School and RagıpKutmangil Primary School which are all active in İstanbul, and the sample of the study consists of 430 students determined by random sampling. Although, after the statistical processes, it is determined that there was a significant statistical discrepancy between the pretests and posttests of vertical jump, balance and right-left claw force; it is determined that there was no significant statistical discrepancy between the pretest and posttest measurements of flexibility. The acquired data were saved to IBMM SPSS 22 packaged software. As a statistical process Wilcoxon analysis was carried out for the comparison of the data which showed nonparametric distribution. Consequently, it is thought that the acquirement and development of motor skills and a healthy physical development which are among the main goals of educational games, depend both on educational games applied regularly in a week and on the qualified physical education teachers who will make these games applied.