Mao HASHIMOTO

The purpose of this study was to clarify whether children’s motor competence will increase by endurance running in physical education classes using ICT. The heart rate (HR) during endurance running was measured using a wristwatch-type HR sensor (P360 manufactured by Polar) for 23 fifth grade elementary school children. The endurance running took place at 60% HRmax (114-133 bpm) and 70 % HRmax (133-152 bpm), each of them performed four times for a total of eight times. The HR value for each person (the background color of the displayed numbers change depending on the HR value) was displayed on the projector so they could be shared throughout the class. Before class, the children understood the effects and meanings of reaching the target HR. After endurance running, the children answered the rate of perceived exertion (RPE), Feeling Scale (FS), and motor competence questionnaires. The children performed a t-test to determine if there was a difference in the average values of HR, RPE, and FS, depending on the target. In addition, the mean value of motor competences was analyzed by using a repeated measures one-way ANOVA. As a result, the HR mean value when the target was 60 % HRmax (114-133 bpm) was 135.4 ± 12.86 bpm, and the HR mean value when the target was 70 % HRmax (133-152 bpm) was 145.8 ± 7.26 bpm; there was a significant difference between the two. The RPE was 1.94 ± 0.79 and 2.53 ± 1.13, also exhibiting a significant difference. No significant difference was found in the FS, and the children did not have negative feelings due to the difference in goals. As a result of analyzing the variance, there was no significant difference found between the mean values of motor competence; however, the value on the last day was the highest, and indicating a possibility that the children’s motor competence increased. In addition, the score of motor competence was higher than the score of some previous studies, so it is possible that the practice conducted in this study served as a practical class to enhance the children’s motor competence. Therefore, in the endurance running class of elementary school, it is presumed that learning activities using ICT are effective in enhancing children’s motor competence.