Can traditional games improve gross motor performance of elementary school students? Meta-analysis study

Background and purpose Children learn while playing during the elementary school years. Therefore, a technique that fits the personality of primary school pupils is required to enhance the gross motor performance of those students. Many research on the effect of traditional games on gross motor performance have been undertaken. This study uses meta analysis to determine whether conventional games can enhance elementary school pupils' gross motor skills. Material and methods Material. Meta-analysis was employed in this investigation. Meta-analysis is a statistical analytic technique that summarizes multiple study results, resulting in research outcomes that strive to incorporate the most recent discoveries. The first step is to look for data. The data search was conducted by merging information gathered from prior research indexed by Google Scholar and published between 2017 and 2022. The process of selecting a sample based on inclusion and exclusion criteria using purposive random sampling. Influence, traditional games, gross motor skills, children, and primary schools were the terms utilized to collect data. The following stage is data analysis. There are five procedures for analyzing data: 1] filtering variables, 2] recording t-count/f-count values, 3] converting t-count/f-count values into r values, converting r values into effect sizes of the article being analyzed, 4] analyzing the variance or it can be called the z value, analyzing the Standard error of the effect size or z value, 5] analyzing the summary effect. The software application Jeffreys' Amazing Statistics Program [JASP] version 0.16.0.0 aids in the estimation of the summary effect. Results The analysis results show a Random Effect value [r_RE] of 0.546, implying that traditional games contribute to the gross motor performance of primary school kids in the high category. Because traditional games include physical exertion, which might increase movement quality. Conclusions The outcomes of this meta-analysis study suggest that traditional games have a significant impact on primary school kids' gross motor skills.