Examination of the attitudes of the students studying in different types of secondary education i̇nstitutions towards physical education and sports class (The example of Van province)

The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of secondary education students towards physical education and sports, and to determine the differences between the attitudes of secondary education students towards physical education and sports. The research group is consisted of 1300 students studying in 10 secondary schools in Ipekyolu, Tuşba and Edremit districts of Van province in the 2018-2019 academic year. Students were selected randomly from 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. A questionnaire consisting of two parts was used as data collection tool. The first part of the questionnaire includes 20 questions about the students' personal knowledge and characteristics and the second part, physical education and sports class attitude scale, consists of 35 questions. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using SPSS 22.0 software. Explanatory factor analysis was applied to the construct validity of the attitude scale used in the study. The suitability of the data for factor analysis was evaluated by Bartlett's Sphericity Test and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test and item analysis was performed. The scale was found to be one-dimensional and the variance value explained by the single factor was calculated as 40%. At the same time, Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated for the reliability of the scale. Shapiro-Wilk Test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test were used to determine whether the variables in the questionnaire form and the attitude scale showed normal distribution. For pairwise comparisons Mann-Whitney U test was used and for multiple comparisons Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis was used. The significance level was determined as 0,05. Multiple comparisons were used Games-Howell post hoc analysis when results were significant. As a result of the research: Attitudes of secondary education students towards physical education and sports were found to be positive. According to the sexes, classes, age groups, the type of school they are registered, the types of exercise and sports, the status of being a sports hall in the school where they are educated, the status of active sports, their physical views, physical education and the definition of the sport teachers there was a statistically significant difference between attitudes of secondary education students towards education and sports. Statistically significant difference was found between being disturbed female and male students' participation in physical education and sports classes, the status of students to find themselves successful in sporting sense, changing the clothes in every physical education and sports class, attitudes of students participating physical education and sports class, according to the supports of their parents about participation in sports activities. There was no statistically significant difference between the attitudes of secondary education students towards their living in dormitories, their parents' education status, parents' occupations and participating to university preparation courses. There was no statistically significant difference between the students' attitudes towards physical education and sports class according to the average monthly income of their families.