The effect of a proposed program with small games on the development of self-concept among primary school children, fourth and fifth grades, 9-10 years old

Abstract

This study aimed to propose a sports activity program based on a variety of small-sided games to enhance self-concept among primary school children. The program was implemented on a purposive sample of 64 male and female pupils from the fourth and fifth grades of primary school, aged between 9 and 10 years. The researcher adopted an experimental design involving an experimental group and a control group. The Self-Concept Scale for Primary School Children (9–12 years), developed by Ezz El-Din Al-Ashwal, was used as the research instrument. The findings confirmed the study's main hypothesis, revealing that the proposed small-sided games program had a significant positive effect on improving self-concept across its different dimensions among the participants in the experimental group compared with those in the control group. Based on these findings, the researcher recommends that educational authorities promote the implementation of sports activities based on small-sided motor games in primary