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Article Open Access October 13, 2021

Assessing the Locomotor and Object Control Skill Levels of Basic Pupils in Ghana: The Role of Physical Education

Ernest Tsikata 1,*, Charlotte Adomah Diaboh 2 and Annette Eugenia Ama Aboagye 3
1
Department of science, Offinso College of Education, Offinso, Ghana
2
Department of science, Komenda College of Education, Komenda, Ghana
3
Department of Physical Education, Ghana Education Office Agotime/Ziope District Education Directorate, Ghana
Publihed in: Open Journal of Agricultural Research (Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021)
Page(s): 19-27
DOI: 10.31586/ujss.2021.115
Received
August 20, 2021
Revised
October 07, 2021
Accepted
October 11, 2021
Published
October 13, 2021
Keywords
Locomotor; Object Control Skill Levels; Physical Education; Kwahu Afram Plains; Ghana
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Tsikata, E. , Diaboh, C. A. , & Aboagye, A. E. A. (2021). Assessing the Locomotor and Object Control Skill Levels of Basic Pupils in Ghana: The Role of Physical Education. Open Journal of Agricultural Research, 1(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2021.115
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Tsikata, E. ; Diaboh, C. A. ; Aboagye, A. E. A. Assessing the Locomotor and Object Control Skill Levels of Basic Pupils in Ghana: The Role of Physical Education. Open Journal of Agricultural Research 2021 1(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2021.115
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Tsikata, Ernest, Charlotte Adomah Diaboh, and Annette Eugenia Ama Aboagye. 2021. "Assessing the Locomotor and Object Control Skill Levels of Basic Pupils in Ghana: The Role of Physical Education". Open Journal of Agricultural Research 1, no. 1: 19-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2021.115
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Tsikata E, Diaboh CA, Aboagye AEA. Assessing the Locomotor and Object Control Skill Levels of Basic Pupils in Ghana: The Role of Physical Education. Open Journal of Agricultural Research. 2021; 1(1):19-27. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2021.115 
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