PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CLASS CLIMATE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSE: A STUDY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The purpose of this study was to determine the secondary school students’ problems solving skills and class climate in physical education course, and also to examine effect of problem solving skills on physical education class climate. The participants of this study are 548 students who are 295 girls (Mage ± Sd =12.90 ± 0.81) and 253 boys (Mage ± Sd = 12.89 ± 0.81) with a mean of age 12.89 ± 0.81 years. Problem Solving Inventory for Children and the Physical Education Class Climate Scale were used to determine students’ problem solving and physical education class climate levels, respectively. Independent sample t test, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis with stepwise were used to analyze data. Results were showed that learning/mastery subscale was the best significant predictor of confidence to problem solving skill subscale.