Milana Katanić1, Miroslav Smajić2, Alen Kapidžić3, Branka Protić-Gava2 and Ksenija
Bošković4
1Laza Kostić Gymnasium, Novi Sad;
2 Faculty of Sport and Physical Education University of Novi Sad;
3 Faculty of Sport and Physical Education University of Tuzla;
4Medical Faculty University of Novi Sad
Abstract
Importance of physical education and its placment in the educational system are known for a
long period of time. Many resreaches have been conducted in order to determine the extent to
which physical education positively influences students. Results of some studies show that
physical education classes are unsatisfactory and inappropriate, given the circumstances- age
and individual skills of students, their needs and interests (Arunovic, 1978; Visnjic, 1983;
Krsmanovic, 1988, 1995). Main reasons for ineficinet physical education classes can be found
in the bad concept of modelling teaching syllabuses and small number of physical education
classes per week (Krsmanovic, 1995). The aim of the study is determining differences
between examinees in terms of motor skills, depending on material and technical conditions
as well as method of class organisation that is realization of the curriculum. The participants
in the study were 142 adolescents, 17 years of age (± 6 months ). In order to assess motor
skills 12 motor tests were used. Data processing was done by applying multivariate analysis
of covariance (MANCOVA), significance of difference was determined by analysis of
variance (ANOVA), while differences among examinees of the experimental and the control
group were determined by discriminant analysis. After the experimental treatment, it was
determined that there was statistically significant difference between the experimental and the
control group within the motor skills system.
Keywords: Motor status, adolescents, organization of teaching, modified curriculum, material
and technical conditions.
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