MOTORIC ABILITY OF FOURTH GRADERS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS GROUP VIII IN DEPOK, SLEMAN, YOGYAKARTA

Abstrak / Ringkasan

Along with the development of science and technology, kids are spoiled by the ease of existing facilities and it causes the limited movement of the kids. The pattern of the kids’ life isdrastically changed. Kids used to be active and now they are passive or lazy to move, so it causes the declining physical abilities. This study discusses the motoric ability of the fourth graders. The research objective is to determine the motoric ability of fourth graders from the elementary schools in the Group VIII, Depok, Sleman in the academic year of 2014/2015.
This study was a descriptive research with survey method and it employed test and measurement techniques. The instrument of this study was based on TemuHartana’s research (2008) which included: stand on one leg, long jump without a start, throwing and catching a tennis ball, zig-zag running, and 40 yards sprint. The samples were the fourth graders of SD N Depok 2, SD N Depok 1, and SD N Mustokorejo with the total of 81 students. The data analysis technique in this research was descriptive quantitative with percentages.
The results of this study indicate that the motoric ability of fourth grade students in elementary schools Group VIII, Depok, Sleman is in some categories. 4 students or at 4.94% are included in the category of excellent, 24 students or at 29.63% belong to the category of good, 29 students or at 35.80% are in the category of moderate, 15 students or at 18.52% belong to the category of poor, and 9 students or at 11.11% are in the category of very poor.
Keywords: motoric ability, students, elementary school

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