A Study on Spatial and Depth Perception Ability of Adolescents in Relation to Participation in Sports
*Satish Kumar Solanki
** Prof. C.D. Agashe
Abstract
Since the adolescence period determines the future direction of our generation, this study was conducted to compare the spatial and depth perception ability of adolescent players and non-players. To conduct the study, 100 adolescent players were selected. The adolescent players were selected based on their participation in state/district-level sports competitions for various team and individual sports. To fulfil the objectives of the present study, 100 adolescents with no active involvement in competitive sports were also selected. The age range of the selected adolescent subjects was between 15 to 18 years. Purposive sampling was used for the selection of subjects. The Applied Test described by Terzi and standardized by Cesaroni (2007) was used to assess the spatial ability of adolescent subjects. To evaluate the depth perception of selected adolescent players and non-players, Johnson and Nelson’s depth perception test was used. Results reveal that the spatial ability of adolescent players (M=13.78) was significantly higher as compared to non-player adolescents (M=10.58). The t value of 9.56 gives this result a statistical significance at 0.01 level. Results also reveal that depth perception in adolescent players (M=0.91) was significantly superior as compared to non-player adolescents (M=3.67). The t value of 14.31 gives this result a statistical significance at 0.01 level. Based on the results it can be concluded that adolescent players possess superior spatial ability and depth perception as compared to adolescent non-players thereby confirming the benefits offered by sports to enhance cognitive and perceptual abilities in adolescents. Hence educational institutions need to encourage adolescent students to actively take part in sports so that overall development as envisaged in new education policy can be attained.
Keywords: Spatial ability, depth perception, adolescence, participation in sports
* Research Scholar, SOS in Physical Education, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur C.G.
** HOD, SOS in Physical Education, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur C.G.
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2501I02S01V13P0048
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