Abstract
Tactical Games Approach (TGA) generated positive physical and health effects on students. The quality level of physical activity is considered, and students should be encouraged to have moderate to vigorous physical activity during class time. This study examined the effects TGA on physical activity and health-related physical fitness in elementary physical education. The participants were elementary students in schools in the Mueang district and schools outside the Mueang district, Khon Kaen Province (N = 200). Pedometers Assessment Procedure were used to measure students’ physical activity (PA) levels and pre and post-test Health-Related Physical Fitness (HRPF), respectively. The research tools used learning management plans for the physical education subject. A one-way ANOVA and subsequent post hoc analysis found a significant difference between the average number of steps students. An independent t-test examined step counts between gender, and repeated measures t-tests examined HRPF pre and post-test scores. Elementary-aged males averaged significantly higher steps (M = 73.1, SD = 18.4) than elementary-aged females (M = 62.3, SD = 14.3) and students in schools in the Mueang district averaged significantly higher steps (M = 83.4, SD = 20.0) than schools outside the Mueang district (M = 74.4, SD = 17.2). All HRPF pre- and post-measures were significantly different (p < 0.01)
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Keyword: Tactical Games Approach, Health Related Physical Fitness, Physical Activity
