مقایسه اثربخشی دو رویکرد بازی مشارکتی و رقابتی بر تبحر حرکتی و خودکارآمدی کودکان مبتلا به اختلال هماهنگی رشدی

زهرا گلصنملو; مهدیه  قره لر

Authors

Zahra Golsanamlou Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ur.C., Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3659-0132
Mahdieh Gharehlar Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ur.C., Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5311-4795

Keywords:

Developmental Coordination Disorder, Self-Efficacy, Motor Proficiency, Cooperative Games, Competitive Games

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two play-based approaches, cooperative and competitive games, on self-efficacy and motor proficiency in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design including a control group. The statistical population consisted of female students aged 9 to 12 years with DCD in Khoy city during the 2021-2022 academic year. From this population, 36 participants were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (12 in the cooperative games group, 12 in the competitive games group, and 12 in the control group). The experimental groups received 24 sessions of 45-minute interventions (three sessions per week) of cooperative and competitive games protocols, respectively, while the control group received no intervention other than the regular school physical education program. Research instruments included the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2), the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Short Form (BOT-2), and the Wheeler and Ladd Children's Self-Efficacy Scale (CSPI). Data were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed that both cooperative and competitive play approaches significantly improved self-efficacy and motor proficiency in children with DCD. Furthermore, the results of ANCOVA revealed a significant difference between the effectiveness of the two approaches, with cooperative games having a greater impact on improving self-efficacy and motor proficiency compared to competitive games. Overall, the findings indicate that cooperative games can be used as an effective motor intervention to enhance self-efficacy and motor proficiency in children with DCD. These results highlight the importance of collaborative and cooperative play-based interventions in improving the psychological and motor health of this group of children.

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