PERBANDINGAN KEMAMPUAN GERAK DASAR (MOTOR ABILITY) SISWA SMP NEGERI DI DAERAH DATARAN TINGGI DAN DAERAH DATARAN RENDAH DI KABUPATEN SINJAI ; (Comparison of Basic Motion Ability (Motor Ability) of the Students at Public Junior High School in Highland Area and Lowland Area in Sinjai District.)

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan atau membendingkan tingkat kemampuan gerak dasar (Motor Ability) antara siswa SMP Negeri di daerah dataran tinggi dan di siswa SMP Negeri daerah dataran rendah di Kabupaten Sinjai. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan satu variabel bebas yaitu kemampuan gerak dasar (Motor Ability). Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa putera SMP Negeri yang berada di Kabupaten Sinjai yang terbagi atas siswa yang berada di daerah dataran tinggi dan di daerah dataran rendah. Dengan jumlah sampel 80 orang yang dipilih menggunakan metode Startified Sampling. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistikdeskriptif dan statistik inferensial melalui program SPSS 20 pada taraf signifikan α = 0,05. Hasil penelitian tentang perbandingan kemampuan gerak dasar (Motor Ability) antara siswa SMP Negeri di daerah dataran tinggi dan siswa SMP Negeri di daerah dataran rendah di Kabupaten Sinjai menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kemampuan gerak dasar (Motor Ability) siswa SMP Negeri di daearah dataran tinggi berada pada tingkat kategori baik dengan nilai rata-rata 481,6787, sedangkan tingkat kemampuan gerak dasar (Motor Ability) siswa SMP Negeri di daerah dataran rendah berada pada tingkat kategori sedang dengan nilai rata-rata 445,0886. ABSTRACT The research aimed to discover the difference or compare basic motion ability level (Motor Ability) between the students at Public Junior High School in highland area with the students of Public Junior High School in lowland area in Sinjai District. The research was quantitative descriptive with one independent variable, namely basic motion ability (Motor Ability). The populations of the research were male students of Public Junior High School in Sinjai District who were devided into the students who were chosen by using Startified Sampling method. Data analysis technique employed descriptive statistic and inferential statistic through SPSS 20 program in significant level α = 0.05. The result of the research on the comparison of basic motion ability (Motor Ability) between the students at Public Junior High School in highland area and the students at Public Junior High School in lowland area in Sinjai District showed that basic motion ability level (Motor Ability) of the students at Public Junior High School in highland area was in good category with average score 481.6787, while basic motion ability level (Motor Ability) of the students at Public Junior High School in lowland area was in medium category with average score 445.0886