AYBEK, Aycen Gazi Osman Paşa Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , İMAMOĞLU, Osman Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi - Yaşar Doğu Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , TAŞMEKTEPLİGİL, M. Yalçın Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi - Yaşar Doğu Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ATTTUDES OF STUDENTS TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the attitudes of the students towards physical education lesson and extracurricular activities of physical education lesson in elementary schools at Turkish national education system and to determine the role of physical education teachers during this process. The study was conducted with a total of 990 students (512 boys, 478 girls) in three cities of Turkey. The statistical processes used were frequency, percentage and Chi-square. The results of the study showed that the percentage of the students who want to study physical education each year is quite high (80,2%). Motivation for the lesson was higher in boys (80,9%) than in girls (65,1%). However, the participation of the students to extracurricular activities is not as expected and these activities cannot fully meet the expectations of the students. In the list of the factors that direct the students to extracurricular activities, “social environment” (42,4%) rank as the first, followed by “family” (21,7%), “school” (13,7%) and “physical education teacher” (12,6%). In this context, physical education teachers should get in-service training to change the attitudes of the students for physical education lesson and extracurricular activities. Moreover, the participation of the students to extracurricular activities should be taken to expected levels and the lessons and extracurricular activities should be organized in order to meet the students’ expectations.

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Physical education lesson , student attitudes , physical education teacher

Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal Of Sports and Performance Researches

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