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Matyokubova N. Uzbek national outdoor games as a means of developing schoolchildren’s cognitive abilities. Eurasian Academic Horizons. 2026; 3(3). Available at: https://eahjournal.ru/PDF/04EAH326.pdf (in Russian).

Uzbek national outdoor games as a means of developing schoolchildren’s cognitive abilities

Matyokubova Nargiza
Educational and Scientific Research Center «Yakhont», Khorezm, Republic of Uzbekistan
E-mail: nmatyoqubova726@gmail.com

Abstract. The article examines the pedagogical potential of Uzbek national outdoor games as a means of developing schoolchildren’s cognitive abilities: memory, attention, and intellectual potential. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study consists of neurobiological concepts of the relationship between physical activity and cognitive development, L. S. Vygotsky’s cultural‑historical theory about the role of play in mental development, and research in the field of ethnopedagogy, which considers folk games as a means of transmitting cultural experience and shaping personality. The paper summarizes modern approaches to the classification of national games and highlights their developmental, educational, health‑promoting, and socializing functions. Based on an analysis of scientific literature and a synthesis of pedagogical experience, it has been shown that the use of national games in the educational process has a positive impact on the neurobiological mechanisms of learning, helps strengthen short-term and long-term memory, increases attention stability and concentration, and promotes the development of logical and strategic thinking. Special attention is paid to specific mechanisms of cognitive influence: memorizing rules and rhythmic formulas, training the distribution and switching of attention in a dynamic game situation, and developing skills in spatial orientation and rapid decision-making. The systematic inclusion of national games in physical education lessons and dynamic breaks helps to relieve «learning fatigue» and restore students’ mental performance. The expediency of integrating national active games into physical education lessons, dynamic breaks, and extracurricular activities has been substantiated. Recommendations for teachers on the use of this pedagogical tool have been formulated.

Keywords: national active games; Uzbek folk games; cognitive development; memory; attention; mental potential; physical activity; educational process; primary school

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