Sapto Adi
This study aimed to determine the impact of modified study time in Physical Education (PE) subjects on improving self-concept, physical fitness, and academic achievement. This research was a quasi-experiment with Non-Equivalent Control Group Design. The population of this study involved 54 elementary schools in Malang City, Indonesia. Using purposive sampling, it was found that 4 elementary schools with a total of 144 students (age, 11.5 ± 1.2 years) were involved in the research activities. The research instruments used were (1) the Indonesian Physical Fitness Test (TKJI) for elementary schools aged 10 to 12 years. (2) Questionnaire to measure self-concept description using the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ I) and (3) Knowledge test in the field of subject study to measure academic achievement. Multivariate Test Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results showed that modifying study time three times a week, 2 times a week, once a week plus a daily physical activity for 30 minutes, and once a week affected increasing physical fitness, self-concept, and academic achievement. In conclusion, increasing the frequency and intensity of learning movement through physical education subjects could improve physical fitness, by being involved in learning movement in groups, students would get a positive self-concept so that they could achieve academic achievement. © JPES.
Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5, Malang City, Indonesia
