Literature shows that HIV/AIDS greatly affects the self-esteem of HIV/AIDS directly affected
learners (these affected learners are either directly infected, or one or both
parents are or had been infected). Studies also show that appropriate motor activities
can have a positive influence on a child's self-esteem. The purpose of this study was
to determine the effect of an appropriate motor development programme on the large
muscle skills and the self-esteem of 4 to 6 year old HIV/AIDS directly-affected
learners. Eight gross motor and perceptual motor skills, as well as self-esteem was
evaluated among 28 directly-affected HIV/AIDS (HIV/AIDS-infected as well as -
affected) learners in a pre-primary school for terminally sick children in Promosa, a
township of Potchefstroom, South Africa. Evaluation took place before and after the
implementation of a 12-week long appropriate large muscle development programme.
A co-variance analysis (ANCOVA) was done on post-test scores to correct possible
differences between pre-test scores in order to achieve a statistical more significant
comparison between the experimental and control groups. The motor scores as well
as the self-esteem scores of the experimental group showed statistically significant (p≤0.05) improvements after the programme, in contrast with the scores of the control
group which showed no significant improvements after completion of the large muscle
development programme. These improvements entailed certain fundamental
locomotor and balance skills, and self-perceived competence with reference to certain
movement skills, as well as peer acceptance. The results imply that by improving the
gross motor and perceptual motor skills of HIV/AIDS directly-affected learners by
means of an appropriate motor development programme, the self-esteem and related
aspects of these learners may be enhanced. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/1182 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Van der Merwe, Nico |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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