• INFLUENCE OF LOCATION AND GENDER ON PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED MOTOR SKILLS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT
    [AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE]


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study explored the influence of location and gender on performance of some selected motor skills among Secondary Schools in Awka South Local Government Area. The population of the study involved all male and female Secondary Schools students in urban and rural areas of Awka South Local Government, Anambra State. Four schools out of eighteen schools were used for the study. Two schools are from Urban while the other two are from rural. Two hundred subjects made of hundred boys and hundred girls were used for the study. Multi-phase sampling was adopted in selection. The study posed t ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ] ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX C - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 3The Letter of Introduction Obtained from My Supervisor                                                                  Department of Health and Physical Education                                                                  Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka                                                                  27th June, 2005.Sir/Madam,PERMISSION TO USE YOUR SCHOOL FOR STUDYKind ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX B - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 2Urban SchoolsBoys’ High School Amawbia Girls’ Secondary School AmawbiaCommunity Secondary School Agulu Awka Capital City Secondary School AwkaEzi Awka Secondary School Awka Girls’ Secondary School AwkaIgwebuike Grammar Secondary School Awka Ken. Dike Memorial School AwkaSt. John of God AwkaCommunity Secondary School Umuokpu AwkaRural SchoolsCommunity Secondary School MbaukwuHoly Cross High School, Umuawulu/Mbaukwu Ezike High School NiboNneoma Girls’ Secondary School Nibo Emeka Aghasili High School Nise Girls’ Secondary School Umuawulu Community Seco ... Continue Reading

         

      LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESPage1.    Means X and Standard Deviation (SD) of Urban and Rural    Girls    Performances    in    50    metres    Dash,Standing Broad Jump and 10 metres Shuttle Run. 2.    Means X and Standard Deviation (SD) of Rural and Urban Boys’ skill Performances in 50 metres Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10 metres Shuttle Run.3.    Means X and Standard Deviation (SD) of Boys and Girls skill Performances in 50 metres Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10 metres Shuttle Run. 4.    Summary of t-test on Effect of Location on Girls’ Performance in 50 Metre ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX D - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 4Schools Sampled for the StudySt. John of God AwkaIgwebuike Grammar Secondary School Awka Girls’ Secondary School UmuawuluEmeka Aghasili High School Nise ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX E - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 5 ... Continue Reading

         

      TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page   Approval Page   Certification    Dedication    Acknowledgements   Abstract   Table of Contents    List of Tables    List of Appendices   Chapter One    Introduction   Background of the Study   Statement of the Problem   Purpose of the Study    Significance of the Study    Scope of the Study    Research Questions    Hypotheses    Chapter TwoReview of Related Literature    Motor Skill Performance    Gender and Motor Skill Performance    Rural Students and Motor Skill Performance    Urban Students and Motor Sk ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX F - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 6Computation of t-test for Urban and Rural Girls for Effects of 50m Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10m Shuttle Run. ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX G - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 7Computation of t-test for Urban and Rural Boys for Effects of 50 Metres Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10 Metres Shuttle Run(I)    50 Metres Dash ... Continue Reading

         

      APPENDIX H - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Appendix 8Computation of t-test for Boys and Girls for Effects of50 Metres Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10 Metres Shuttle Run ... Continue Reading

         

      List of Appendixes - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF APPENDICESPage1.    List of Secondary Schools in Awka South   Local Government Area and Their Population.2.    Urban Schools and Rural Schools.3.    Letter of Permission from My Supervisor.4.    Schools Sampled for the Study.5.    I)    The Skill Performance of Urban and Rural Girls in    50 Metres Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10 Metres Shuttle    Run.II)    The Skill Performance of Urban and Rural Boys in 50 metres Dash, Standing Broad Jump and 10 metres Shuttle    Run. III)    The Skill Performance of Boys and Girls in 50 Metres Dash, Standing ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Scope of the Study There are various factors responsible for motor skills performance, such as, location, gender, maturation, age, heredity, motivation, and physical fitness. Among these factors, the study focuses on location and gender. In addition, there are so many secondary schools in Awka South Local Government Area. The study concentrated on two secondary schools from urban and two from rural areas. They include: St John of God Awka, Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka, Girls’    Secondary    School,    Umuawulu    and    Emeka    Aghasili Secondary School, Nise. Rese ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]these schools, there are usually nice laboratory equipments which facilitate teaching and learning exercise. The students here are normally selected based on their performances in the common entrance examinations. Furthermore, the teachers in these schools are usually qualified teachers. Hence the students here are more opportuned in a way than those in rural schools.Blakemere and Cookey (1990) observed that in most countries today education is approved for political, moral, psychological, economic reasons, so that the citizens might have educational opportunities. In spite of these efforts in ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]trials was recorded to the nearest centimeter (Obidiegwu, 2006).3.    10 metres Shuttle RunFacility and Equipment: Bean bags and stop watch.Test Administration: It was conducted over a 10 metres course. Two parallel lines were drawn 10 metres apart, and bean bags were placed on one of the lines. The performer started, and ran from the opposite line, picked up one bean bag and brought back to where he began. The performer then, returned for the other bean bags which he carried across the finish line.Scoring: The event was timed with a watch having the seconds’ hand, and best of the tw ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]The result in table 12 above implied that the calculated value of 12.71 was higher than the table value of 2.00 the null hypothesis was hereby rejected. Hence girls had performed better than boys at 0.5 level.Summary of Major FindingsBased on the data analysed, the following findings were deduced.1.    Gender and location significantly influenced the selected motor skills performance of secondary school students in Awka South Local Government Area.2.    Rural girls had better mean scores than urban girls in 50 metres dash and 10meters shuttle run.3.    Urban girls performed better tha ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSThe purpose of the study was to find out the effect of location and gender on performance of selected motor skills among secondary school students in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The findings of the student results were discussed in this chapter. Also highlighted were conclusion, educational implications, recommendations and suggestions for further research.The discussion was organized under these headings:1)    The effect of rural and urban areas on male students motor skill performance.2)    The effect of urban ... Continue Reading

         

      REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ReferencesAbel, T. & Lattal, K. M. (2001). Mechanism of memory Acquisition, Consolidation and Retrieval Curriculum Opin Neurobio, 11:180-187.Adrian, M. (1972) Sex Difference in Biomechanics in Woman and Sport. A National Research Conference. Hair is, D.Y. Education, Title Work Pennsylvania State 2, 239 – 397.Aigbomian, D. (1997). Influence of Location on the Understanding of Secondary School Physics, Journal of Research in Learning and Teaching.Anyanwu, S., (1980). Issues in Patterns of Women’s Participation in Sports in Nigeria. International Review of Sport Sociology. 1 (15) 85 ... Continue Reading