Title
Effect of outdoor games among school children in Northern Gujarat, India
Authors
N. Sivasubramanian1, B. Mahalakshmi2,*, Sandeep Garg3, Patel Shahin Aiyubdaud4, Bepari Soma4, KJ Shaijo4, Robin Abraham4 & Bhasara Kalpana Ramji4
Affiliation
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; 2Department Paediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; 3Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India; 4Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India. *Corresponding author
N. Sivasubramanian - E-mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in
B. Mahalakshmi - E-mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
Sandeep Garg - E-mail: sandeep.pgn@gmail.com
Patel Shahin Aiyubdaud - E-mail: sahinpatel2628@gmail.com
Bepari Soma - E-mail: somabeparihere@gmail.com
KJ Shaijo - E-mail: shaijo50@gmail.com
Robin Abraham - E-mail: robycool89@gmail.com
Bhasara Kalpana Ramji - E-mail: kalpanabhasara.fn@spu.ac.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 2, 2022; Revised September 30, 2022; Accepted September 30, 2022, Published September 30, 2022
Abstract
Outdoor play works as an important tool for the children education. Providing a natural learning environment for children helps them to have an active and fulfilling life. Also, higher levels of attention and well-being are promoted when children play in green outdoor spaces. The importance of play for children's healthy development is grounded in a strong body of research. The study used an experimental research methodology, and data was obtained from 60 school-aged children using a purposive sample strategy and a checklist. The mean, standard deviation, and chi square test were used to analyze the data. After giving act out method, majority (85%) of the school age children had adequate knowledge, 15% of the school children had moderate knowledge regarding outdoor games and its importance. In data analysis the mean of pretest score was6.43 and mean of post test score was 15.88. The mean difference was 9.45. Post test mean was more than pretest mean, which indicate the effectiveness of actout method on deficiency of outdoor game among school children. The standard deviation of pretest knowledge score was 3.9; the post test knowledge score was 2.47. The computed’t’ value was 16.1, the DF was 59, and the P value was 1.67, all of which are significant. Religion, monthly income, and the age of the children all had an impact on the calculated chi square value. According to the findings of this study, the act out method was successful in boosting understanding about the lack of outdoor games among school-aged children.
Keywords
Act out method, school age children, outdoor games.
Citation
Sivasubramanian et al. Bioinformation 18(9): 791-794 (2022)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
