Effects of Physical Activity Promotion Program Using 4PC Systematic Physical Activity Promotion Concept on Physical Literacy of Primary School Students, Lopburi

Abstract

This research aims to: (1) compare the physical literacy mean scores of the experimental and control groups before and after the experiment, and (2) compare the mean scores between the experimental and control groups. The sample group were 40 Grade 4 students from Khao Sam Yot 1 Municipal School, Lopburi Province, during the second semester of the 2023 academic year. They were divided into an experimental group (20 students) and a control group (20 students).  The research procedure was conducted in three phases: (1) experiment preparation; (2) experiment implementation and data collection, and (3) data analysis. The research tools included a physical activity promotion program based on the systematic physical activity promotion concept using the 4PC approach, along with a physical literacy assessment for Grade 4 students. The experimental group engaged in the program for eight weeks, attending sessions three days per week, each lasting one hour. The mean (X̅), standard deviation (SD), and a comparison of the mean test scores using the t-test were employed for data analysis.

               The results of the study revealed that: (1) The mean score of physical literacy in the experimental group after the intervention was significantly higher than before the intervention (p < .05), with a mean difference of 1.98 (95% CI = 1.25–2.71). In contrast, the mean score of physical literacy in the control group after the intervention was not significantly different from before the intervention (p < .05), with a mean difference of 0.46 (95% CI = 0.12–1.04). (2) The comparison of mean physical literacy scores after the intervention between the experimental and control groups showed that the mean score in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p < .05), with a mean difference of 1.48 (95% CI = 0.82–2.14).