EFFECTIVENESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR IMPROVING THE MOTOR ABILITIES OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS DURING PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES BY MEANS OF BADMINTON

Abstract

Abstract. Introduction and purpose of the study. One of the urgent problems of adaptive physical education is the search for effective means of improving the motor abilities of children with hearing impairments. Insufficient development of coordination abilities, balance, spatial orientation, and general motor activity in such children requires the introduction of specially organized pedagogical conditions in the process of physical education. Badminton is considered an accessible and emotionally attractive means of adaptive physical education that positively influences coordination, reaction speed, agility, and motivation for motor activity. The purpose of the article was to experimentally verify the effectiveness of organizational and pedagogical conditions for improving the motor abilities of 11–12-year-old girls with hearing impairments during physical education classes by means of badminton.

Material and methods: the study involved 58 girls aged 11–12 years with hearing impairments divided into a control group (n=29) and an experimental group (n=29). The following research methods were used: analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, questionnaires, motor fitness testing, pedagogical experiment, and methods of mathematical statistics. The experimental methodology included adaptation of educational material, use of visual instructions and demonstration methods, gradual teaching of badminton techniques, individualization of physical loads, and application of game-based and competitive methods. Results: after completion of the pedagogical experiment, statistically significant improvements were found in the experimental group in indicators of speed, agility, balance, flexibility, and coordination abilities (р<0.05). The girls of the experimental group also demonstrated increased interest in physical education classes and higher motor activity compared with the control group.

Conclusions: the implementation of organizational and pedagogical conditions for the use of badminton during physical education classes is an effective means of improving the motor abilities of girls with hearing impairments and can be recommended for use in special and inclusive secondary education institutions.