Verification of the effect of teaching materials for swimming using snorkeling

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750247
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Meio University
• Principal Investigator: TAHARA RYOJI 名桜大学, 人間健康学部, 教授 (70441780)
• Research Collaborator: TOHYA Hidenori
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 水泳指導教材 / スノーケリング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a teaching materials for swimming using snorkeling. And one more purpose of this study was to verify the effects of this teaching materials from the viewpoints of swimming skills and evaluation of class. A crawl swimming class program consisting of learning stream lines, kicks, catch up crawl, and breathing was developed, and classroom practice was conducted for elementary and junior high school students.
In the evaluation of class, cognition and knowledge of skills were significantly improved after class. From this result, it could be said that the teaching materials help to increase the knowledge and understanding about the swimming method. In the swimming skill, the body position and the kick motion were significantly improved. The swimming distance increased significantly after class.

Free Research Field

体育科教育学