이 연구의 목적은 체조교실 프로그램 참여가 어린이들의 운동능력 발달에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 가를 규명하는 것이다. 피험자들은 실험집단이 100명, 비교집단이 100명이며 7∼11세 연령별 남녀 각각 10명씩이다. 실험설계는 참여여부, 성별, 연령특성에 의한 요인적 변량분석으로 하였다. 실험기간은 1년이며 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 실험집단은 비교집단에 비해 근지구력, 순발력, 심폐지구력, 유연성, 협응성이 의의있게 향상되었다. 민첩성은 세 항목중 두 항목에서 향상을 보였고, 근력은 의의있는 차이가 없었다. 프로그램 참여후 남자가 여자보다 의의있게 우수해진 항목은 좌 악력이다. 참여 전후 모두 의의있는 차이로 남자가 여자보다 우수한 항목은 멀리뛰기와 폐활량이다. 참여전 여자가 남자보다 의의있게 기록이 낮았으나 참여후 차이가 없어진 항목은 싯업, 50m달리기, 구르기이다. 반대로 참여전 남자가 여자보다 의의있게 기록이 낮았으나 참여후 차이가 없어진 항목은 400m달리기와 체전굴이었다. 남녀간 차이가 없는 항목은 우 악력, 서전트점프, 사이드스텝, 왕복달리기, 전신반응, 체후굴이었다. 프로그램 참여집단은 다양한 연령에서 비참여 집단에 비해 우수한 체력수준을 나타냈다. 근지구력·순발력· 유연성· 협응성은 전체 연령층에서 비교집단보다 우수하였다. 근력은 11세, 민첩성은 10세 전후, 심폐지구력은 7·10·11세의 참여집단이 비교집단보다 좋은 기록을 보였다.

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of participation in gymnastics exercise training class on motor ability in children. An experimental group of 100 and control group of 100 consisting of 10 males and females ranging from 7 to 11 years of age were the subjects of study. The experiment was designed was according to a factorial ANOVA participation×sex×age difference. The duration of this study was one year. The results are as follows: The experimental group showed more improvement than the control group in the events of muscular strength, power, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and coordination. Agility was enhanced in two of three events and muscle strength showed no notable enhancement. After the participation in the program, the events in which males showed notable enhancement compared with females was left grip strength. The events in which males showed superiorty over females before and after the program were the standing long jump and vital capacity. Females showed considerably low competence in sit-ups, the 50m dash, and the rolling. However, after participation the discrepancies between males and females were almost non- existent. On the other hand, males showed inferiorty to females in the 400m run and trunk flexion but performance evened out after participation. The events where there were no discrepancies between males and females were right grip strength, Sargent jump, side step, shuttle run, whole body reaction time, and trunk extension. The characteristics per age group varied considerably in physical aspects due to participation in the program. The respective age groups in the experimental group showed superiorty over the control group in muscular strength, power, flexibility, and coordination. Eleven year olds, 10 year olds, and 7·10·11 year olds in the experimental group showed superiorty over the control group in muscle strength, agility, and cardiovascular endurance respectively.