Innovative Learning Model for Athletic Sprint to Improve Students' Motor Skills at SMP Al-A'raaf

Abstract

This study aims to develop and determine the effectiveness of an innovative learning model for athletic sprinting to improve students' motor skills at Al-A'raaf Middle School. This study uses the Research and Development (R&D) method followed by an effectiveness test using a one-group pretest-posttest experimental design. The research subjects were 40 eighth-grade students of Al-A'raf Middle School. The instruments used included a 30-meter sprint test, coordination, agility, and balance tests. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, normality tests, paired sample t-tests, and N-Gain tests. The results showed that there was an increase in students' motor skills after the implementation of the innovative athletic sprint learning model. The average pretest score of 63.65 increased to 77.54 in the posttest. The results of the paired sample t-test showed a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, indicating a significant difference between the pretest and posttest. In addition, the N-Gain test result of 0.57 was in the moderate category, indicating that the innovative learning model was quite effective in improving students' motor skills. Thus, an innovative learning model for athletic sprinting to improve motor skills is effectively used in physical education, sports, and health instruction to improve students' motor skills at Al-A'raaf Middle School.

Keywords: Innovative Learning Model, Sprint, Motor Skills