THE STUDY OF THE FLEXIBILITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING BY STRETCHING MUSCLES WITH 3R TECHNICAL OF PRATHOMSUEKSA 4 STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Abstract

The objective of this research is for flexible developing  through physical fitness training by stretching muscles with 3R technical of prathomsueksa 4 students with intellectual disabilities. The target group of this research is selected by the purposive sampling. There are 4 students with intellectual disabilities who are studying in prathomsueksa 4 at the Songkhlaphattanapunya School are targeted. The criteria of this target group are as following; 1) They have been diagnosed by a doctor or expert as being a student with intellectual disabilities 2) They can listen, understand and follow simple instructions. 3) The parents consent to participate the research 4) The students are able to continue this research as schedule. 5) The students have a disability card that certified he or she is an intellectual disabilities person. 6) The students don’t pass the criteria of a muscle flexibility test. The period of this research is in March-April 2024. The research is conducted for 4 weeks by 3 days per week and 30 minutes per day. The instruments used for collecting data are; 1) Physical fitness training by stretching muscles with 3R technical Program 2) Individual Implementation Plan of health and physical education subject with physical fitness training by stretching muscles with 3R technical
3) Sit and Reach Test. The statistics used for data analysis is the one way repeated measure ANOVA

The result of this research is shown as all 4 target students have been improved physical fitness training by stretching muscles with 3R technical.