title: Peer teaching at recess and improvement of disc-throwing skills by children in kindergarten through grade 3.
abstract: This study examined the effect of peer teaching at recess on improving disc-throwing skills for kindergartners to children in Grade 3. 167 boys and girls were instructed in basic disc-throwing skills, backhand and forehand throwing techniques, and peer teaching. The practice group (n = 73) was encouraged to practice with a disc using peer teaching for at least 10 min. during recess for 10 days. The control group (n = 94) took part in other activities without a disc. Two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures gave significant interaction of groups and tests for girls in Grade 3 as well as significant main effects between tests in kindergarten boys and Grade 2 boys and girls. This study suggests that peer teaching for disc-throwing skills is useful for girls in Grade 3 and may be more effective for girls than boys.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Physical Education, Aichi University, 370 Kurozasa, Miyoshi, Nishikamo, Aichi 470-0296, Japan. murase@vega.aichi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gallahue
authors.forename: Silvia H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tosi
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D010379:Peer Group; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D013663:Teaching