Classroom action research improved gross motor skills in children, suggesting ball games are effective.
This study is entitled Improving Gross Motor Skills of Early Childhood Through Throwing and Catching Ball Games in Group B RA Darsussalam NW Pungkangng in the 2024/2025 Academic Year. This study aims to develop gross motor skills of children aged 5-6 years through throwing and catching ball games in group B RA Darsussalam NW Pungkangng. Formulate the research problem as follows: "Can throwing and catching the ball develop children's gross motor skills in Group B RA Darsussalam NW Pungkang in the 2024/2025 Academic Year. This study uses the Classroom Action Research (CAR) model, with two cycles, where each cycle consists of four stages, namely: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 16 children consisting of 8 boys and 8 girls in group B aged 5-6 years. The methods used were: observation, interviews, and documentation, the results of children's abilities through games. The results of this study quantitatively are in the aspect of balance 54.16% in cycle 1, meeting 1, increased by 62.5% in meeting 2. The aspect of strength in cycle 1, meeting 1 0.5208% increased by 0.5625% in meeting 2. The aspect of flexibility in cycle 1, meeting 1 0.5208% increased at meeting 2, namely 0.625%. While in cycle 2 meeting 1 79.16% experienced a decrease in the 2nd meeting 0.7916%. The strength aspect at meeting 1 cycle 2, namely 68.75%, experienced an increase in the 2nd meeting, namely 75.00%. The flexibility aspect at meeting 1 cycle 2 had a value of 70.83% and experienced an increase of 79.16% at the 2nd meeting.
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Rukyah et al. (2025) studied this question.