Effects of physical education and sports program on deaf pupils health-related fitness: a case of Kaaga school for the deaf
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Date
2003
Authors
Nkatha, R. H.
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Publisher
Kenyatta University & KAHPER-SD
Abstract
In this study, the health-related fitness levels of the
deaf primary school pupils who participated in an
eight week Physical Education and Sports program
were measured using the American Alliance for
Health,Physical Education, Dance and Recreation
Physical Best Test. Kaaga School for the Deaf was
purposely selected for the study. The sample
comprised pupils in classes five, six and seven. A
pre- and post-test design was used A pre-test was
carried out two weeks after opening school and a
post-test eight weeks later, at the end of the
treatment period The dependent variables included
low back flexibility, abdominal strength-endurance,
cardiorespiratory endurance, percent body fat and upper body strength-endurance. The findings on the
health-related fitness status of the participants
showed that they had a lower fitness level during
pre-test as compared to post-test. The study also
established that in cardiorespiratory endurance and
abdominal strength-endurance, boys performed
better than girls. In low back flexibility, both girls
and boys demonstrated an improvement at all ages.
Results show that the deaf children's health- related
fitness is "improved by the Physical Education and
Sports Program and indicates that the program
could be used for the purposes of enhancing the
deaf children's health status at all levels of the
education system.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Deafness, Health-related fitness levels, Physical Education and Sports Program