CURRENT STATE OF MOTOR SKILLS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF GRADE 4 STUDENTS AT VIET MY PRIMARY SCHOOL, DISTRICT 11, HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

Luu Tri Dung, Tran Hoang Ngoc Thach, Le Phuoc That, Le Thi Thu Hang

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Motor skills and physical fitness play an important and decisive role in physical activities that improve health, especially for individuals at the school age. The purpose is to identify the criteria through which the current status of motor skills and physical fitness of 4th-grade students at Viet My Primary School, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City. Using research methods such as document synthesis, pedagogical observation, expert interviews and statistical analysis, the study assessed the current status of motor skills and physical fitness of 4th grade students at Viet My Primary School, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City during the process of participating in the study of Physical Education through 4 criteria to assess motor skills and 4 criteria to assess physical fitness based on the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. The results showed that the physical fitness of students was at a low average level and the motor skills of students were at a level that did not meet the requirements. Therefore, this will be the premise, helping the study have a basis to propose appropriate exercise exercises for students to improve their physical fitness and motor skills during the study of Physical Education at school.

 

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motor skills, physical fitness, current state, primary school, students

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v12i11.6383

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