The Relationship between Attention and Some Coordination Abilities among Students in (6-9) Age Group

Abstract

Purpose - The study aimed to identify the level of attention concentration and coordination abilities among the students in the age group (6-9) years, as well as the differences in these abilities levels according to the gender and the age group variables. In addition, the correlation between the level of mental and some coordination abilities. Methodology - The researchers used the descriptive approach on a sample consisting of (150) students within the age group (9-12) years, with (25) female students and (25) male students in each age group, as they were purposively chosen. The researchers used a drop test (PKT) to detect the ability to attention concentration as mental ability and some vocabulary of the (DKT) test and the Munich Fitness test (MFT) to detect some coordination abilities that included: dynamic balance test, side-to-side jumping for a period (15) seconds, ball bounces from standing position on a Swedish seat and the accuracy of aiming at a target. Consequently, to process the process, the researchers used means, standard deviations, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe, and Pearson correlation coefficient by using SPSS version 24 with a confidence level of 95% (p value= 0.05). Findings - The results of the study showed that there are statistically significant differences in the attention concentration ability and some coordination abilities such as dynamic balance and ball bounces from standing position on a Swedish seat for (30) seconds among students in (6-9) age group according to the gender variable and in favour male. And there are statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) in the attention concentration ability and all coordination abilities among students of the 6-9 age group according to the age group variable and in favour of the older age group (8.99-8) years. The results of the study also showed a positive correlation with a statistically significant level (α ≤ 0.05) between the attention concentration and all coordination abilities.