Using ICT to improve children's planning, performing and evaluating skills in gymnastics, in a year 2 class, to enhance their technique

Abstract

The purpose of the research study was to find out if the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) could improve the planning, performing and evaluating process within a sequence of six gymnastics lessons, and whether this would then improve the children's technique. The research consisted of a questionnaire given to the 30 children in the class at the end of the six consecutive lessons, an interview with the class teacher prior to the implementation of ICT and again afterwards, and observations. The findings showed that ICT improved the plan, perform and evaluate stages, within gymnastics, and consequently, the children's technique improved.

Keywords:

• PE
• ICT
• gymnastics
• technique
• plan
• perform and evaluate