전통마당놀이 활동이 유아의 체력에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Traditional Ground Play on Young Children s Physical Strength

본 연구는 세계화에 대비한 전통문화 교육의 일환으로 전통마당놀이가 유아의 체력에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 수행되었다. 연구대상은 만 5세 유아 81명(실험집단 40명, 비교집단 41명)이었고, 실험처치는 주 2회 50분씩 총 12회에 걸쳐 8자 놀이, 팥주머니 놀이를 위주로 하면서 오징어, 달팽이집, 양말뺏기, 열발뛰기 놀이 등도 실시하였다. 반면 비교집단은 같은 기간 동안 주 2회 50뿐씩 7주간 유치원 교육과정에 따른 체육활동을 실시하였다. 유아의 체력을 측정하기 위하여 실험전․후에 근력(공 던지기), 순발력(제자리 멀리뛰기), 민첩성(20m 왕복달리기), 근지구력(윗몸 일으키기) 검사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 전통마당놀이를 실시한 실험집단이 비교집단보다 근력, 민첩성, 근지구력에서 유의한 실험 효과가 나타났으나 순발력에서는 실험집단과 비교집단 간에 유의한 실험 효과가 나타나지 않았다.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of traditional ground play on young children s physical strength. The study can provide useful information for developing ways to apply traditional ground play in the field of Early Childhood Education. As such, 81 five-year-old children from two kindergarten programs in the city of Daejon participated in the study. Forty children from Kindergarten A were treated as an experimental group and 41 children from Kindergarten B were treated as a control group. The instrument to measure the children s muscular strength was composed of the following sub-factors: muscular strength (measured by the record of throwing a softball), power (measured by the record of a standing long jump), agility (measured by the record of a 20m shuttle run), muscular endurance (measured by the record of sit-ups). For the children in the experimental group, various traditional ground play (such as shape 8 play, red bean pocket play, cuttlefish play, snail shell play, taking socks) were applied. For the control group children, free play time was applied. The results of the study indicated a significant group difference found in the sub-factors of muscular strength, agility, and muscular endurance.