IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

Dr. Suresh Kutty K, Arun K E

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of directive play activity on cognitive and motor development of primary school children.

Cognitive variables such as concentration and executive function and motor development variables such as locomotor skills and object control

were selected as the independent variables for the study. One hundred school students (N = 100) were selected as subjects for the study. Fifty school

students (n= 50) equally from boys and girls of St. Mary’s English Medium School, Kuzhichal, Kannur formed the experimental group which

underwent twelve weeks of Directive Play Activity program (DPAG). Fifty students (n = 50) selected equally from boys and girls of St. Paul’s

English Medium School formed the control group (CG). The subjects were in the age group of 6–8 years. The pre and post test data on the dependent

variables were collected before and after the experimental period of twelve weeks. Standardized tests namely; Concentration Grid Test, Trial

Making Test (TMT) and Test of Gross Motor Development–2 were used to collect data on cognitive and motor variables. Analysis of Covariance

revealed that there was a significant improvement in the Motor variables of Running, Galloping, Hopping, Jumping, Leaping, Sliding, Two–hand

strike, Stationary bouncing, Catching, Kicking, Over hand Throwing and Under hand rolling. Significant improvements were also proved in the

Cognitive variable of Executive Function.