Model of Motor Skills to Improve Life Skill of Elementary School Children in Palembang, Indonesia

摘要

Development of human resources from an early age becomes an important requirement. The emergence of various problems in society shows that knowledge and life skills become a major part of society. The purpose of this research is to get information about the influence of psychomotor skills model on the development of life skills of elementary school children in Palembang city. This research procedure uses development research. The research product is BALS motor skills model (Active Learning Life Skills). Small-scale trials were conducted in two elementary schools, SDN 135 Palembang and SDN 106 Palembang. Large-scale trials were conducted at the Islamic Elementary School AzZahrah Palembang, SD Xaverius 2 Palembang & SD IBA Palembang. The total subjects involved were 340 students. Motor skills data were obtained by measuring the motor skills of students using Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD). Implementation of BALS motor skills model showed an increase in the average life skill score of students. Before the implementation, the score was 24.96 and after learning. The score becomes 28.29. The percentage of life skill learning outcomes of elementary school students on a large scale shows 8.0% excellent category, 78.6% good, 11.2% less, and 2.2% least. The result of life skills of students with affective assessment shows the influence of BALS motor skills model on the development of life skills of elementary school students. This research produces instruction manual for teaching BALS motor skills model. The existence of product manuals can provide input to other development model research, to make the learning of the motor skills of elementary school students more creative and interesting.