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The purpose of this study is to prove the effectiveness of the ‘Small group goal-setting technique’ in elem entary schools physical education classes of the learning for the basic skills of basketball and the enjoyment of physical activities. The 101 4th grade students were the subjects of this study. The subjects were divided into fo ur groups. The first was goal setting with a small group, the second the undivided class, the third individual, an d the last the control group. This study measured three of the particular basic skills of basketball including cros s dribble, zigzag dribble and chest pass. The tool used to measure the enjoyment of physical activities was the ESCPA(Enjoyment Scale for Children’s Physical Activity). The statistical method were the exploratory factor ana lysis to the ESCPA, Cronbach’s ɑ, ANCOVA, and Scheffe test. The statistical significance level was set at ɑ=.0 5. The following conclusion was made. Firstly, the small goal-setting group achieved a higher skill level in the c ross dribble skill than the three other groups. Secondly, there are four factors used to measure the ESCPA whic h are interest·pride, creativity·pride, cooperation and health. Each group indicated different levels in each of these factors as follows. The small goal-setting group achieved higher levels in interest·pride and creativity·pr ide than that of the control group. When looking at the cooperation factor, the small goal-setting group continu ed to achieve a higher level compared to the other groups. When analyzing the health factor, the small goal-se tting group demonstrated a higher level than the individual group.