Vol.1, No 7, 2000 pp. 49 - 55
UDC 793.3.034
Scientific Paper

DANCE STEPS: DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN
MORE AND LESS SUCCESSFUL 7 - YEAR OLD GIRLS
Đurđica Miletić, Boris Maleš, Damir Sekulić
Department of Physical Education,
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Education, University of Split
E-mail: mileticd@pmfst.hr

Abstract. On the sample of 55 seven - year - old girls the applicability of two newly constructed tests for the assessment of the knowledge of polka and waltz dance steps performance was researched. Five referees, through the video record, on Likert's five-point scale did the assessment of success for each test. The referees' objective assessing and their good correlation can be noticed in both tests so that the authors recommended them to be applied in practice when assessing the knowledge of dance steps performance in physical education (PE) teaching with seven year old pupils. The structure of discriminative function shows the motor superiority of the second, rhythmically better cluster, in relation to the first, less successful cluster of seven year old girls. A satisfactory level of dance steps acquisition and a faster process of learning are the best with the examinees having a pronounced coordination in rhythm, above average speed of movements and explosive strength.
Key words:  waltz, polka, adequacy, motor abilities, differences

PLESNI KORACI: RAZLIKOVANJE IZMEĐU VIŠE I MANJE USPEŠNIH SEDMOGODIŠNJIH DEVOJČICA
Na uzorku od 55 sedmogodišnjih djevojčica istraživana je primenljivost dvaju novokonstruisanih testova za procenu izvođenja koraka polke i valcera. Pet sudija procenilo je putem videozapisa izvođenje oba testa na Likertovoj skali od pet ocena. Utvrđena je visoka objektivnost sudija na oba testa, pa autori preporučuju primenu testova u praksi u cilju procenjivanja znanja plesnih struktura u nastavi telesnog vaspitanja kod sedmogodišnjakinja.
Struktura diskriminativne funkcije ukazuje na motoričku superiornost drugog, ritmički boljeg klastera, u poredjenju sa prvim klasterom manje uspješnog izvođenja djevojčica. Zadovoljavajući stepen izvođenja plesnih koraka i brži proces učenja najbolji je kod ispitanica sa izraženim sposobnostima koordinacije u ritmu, natprosječne brzine pokreta i eksplozivne snage.
Ključne reči: valcer, polka, prikladnost, motoričke sposobnosti, razlike