Effects Of Contextualized Tracing Activities (Cota) In The Development Of Fine Motor Skills Of Kindergarten Pupils

Abstract

The study is titled “Effects of Contextualized Tracing Activities (COTA) in the Development of Fine Motor Skills of Kindergarten Pupils.” The participants in this study were selected based on the teachers’ observations on the collected writing samples and modules submitted on the first quarter during the dropped and pick of modules. The study aimed to improve the fine motor skills of kindergarten pupils with poor handwriting skills using Contextualized Tracing Activities (COTA). It utilized AB research design wherein the participants participated in this COTA undergone series of tracing activities using printed contextualized tracing worksheets with the assistance of their parents or guardians. Pupils completed writing samples were graded using the handwriting rubrics in which fine motor skills were assessed as Beginning, Developing, and Consistent following the criteria: spacing and letter formation; writing uppercase and lowercase correctly; following correct lines (blue, red, blue lines); and writing letters with the utilization of frequency and percentage as a statistical tool. The findings from this research supported that pupils’ handwriting skills significantly improved throughout the study using the contextualized tracing activities. The more time pupils spent in developing their handwriting skills through interventions, the more their handwriting improved. The findings of this study had revealed significant improvements in the kindergarten pupils’ handwriting skills which lead the researchers to recommend the use of this intervention.