The effectiveness of small games in the development of motor skills in students from the teachers' perspective.

Abstract

The research aims to identify the effectiveness of small games in learning motor skills during physical education classes from the teachers' perspective, as well as the positive and negative aspects of these games. The researcher used the descriptive method in its survey style by preparing a questionnaire consisting of (24) statements for three axes: The first: The effectiveness of small games on students' learning of motor skills. (8) Paragraph. The second: The effectiveness of small games on students' physical fitness (8 paragraphs).The third: The effectiveness of small games on motivating students during physical education class (8 paragraphs).With five answer alternatives (Very much, much, sometimes, a little, none) and the sample of the study was the middle schools for boys in the district of Tikrit (30) middle schools, during the academic year (2024-2025) and a study was The exploratory experiment was conducted on a sample from the research community, consisting of (12) physical education teachers from (6) boys' middle schools. The questionnaire was distributed to them, and then the scientific foundations for the scale were extracted. After that, the main experiment was conducted on (24) A middle school for boys by sending the link to the scale prepared on the (Google Forms) website electronically and sending it via the link to the school administrations through the WhatsApp program and asking them to send it to. The physical education teacher at the school received (37) responses, and after processing the results with appropriate statistical methods, the researcher concluded from these conclusions, small games are important in developing motor skills for students, and small games are important for gaining physical fitness and for games