Application of Modified Kids Athletics Based on Fun Learning to Improve Students’ Motivation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not fourth graders at SD Hantakan were more motivated after participating in a modified version of Kids Athletics that focused on recreational learning. They used a one-group pretest-posttest design, which is a quantitative method. Roughly twenty-five fourth graders from SD Hantakan took part. The data was gathered by having students fill out a motivational questionnaire both before and after the intervention. To evaluate the data, descriptive statistics, the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, and the Shapiro-Wilk normality test were used. Mean motivation scores rose 22.20 points, from 109.40 to 131.60, following the intervention, according to the results. Just before the intervention, twenty students, or 80% of the total, were classified as highly motivated, four students, or 16%, as moderately motivated, and one student, or 4%, as having low motivation. Nineteen students (or 72%) were found to have high levels of motivation after the intervention, while seven students (or 28%) were found to have extremely high levels of motivation. Students' motivation levels were significantly different before and after the intervention, according to the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test (Z = -4.348, p < 0.05). There was an uptick in motivation scores for 24 out of 25 kids (96%) as well. These results show that kids' interest in Physical Education significantly increased after the introduction of a fun-learning version of Kids Athletics.