İLKÖĞRETİM 8. SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE FİZİKSEL AKTİVİTE DÜZEYİ VE BAZI ANTROPOMETRİK ÖZELLİKLERİN AKADEMİK BAŞARI İLE İLİŞKİSİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı ilköğretim 8. sınıf öğrencilerinde fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ve bazı antropometrik özellikler ile akademik başarı arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışmanın örneklemi 2011-2012 eğitim öğretim yılında Konya ili merkez ilçelerinde Selçuklu, Meram, Karatay 12 farklı ilköğretim okulunda rastgele ulaşılan 324 n=168 kız, n=156 erkek gönüllü 8. sınıf öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri Crocker ve diğ. 1997 tarafından geliştirilen ve geçerlilik güvenilirlik çalışmaları yapılan Physical Activity Questionnare for Older Children PAQ-C 4-8 ölçeğinin araştırma kapsamında Türkçeye uyarlanmış hali olan Çocuklar için Fiziksel Aktivite Ölçeği ÇFAÖ ile değerlendirilmiştir. Öğrencilerin antropometrik özelliklerinin belirlenmesinde boy uzunluğu ve vücut ağırlığı ölçümleri ile bioelektrik impedans analizinden BİA yararlanılmıştır. Akademik başarının ölçütü olarak öğrencilerin, 2012 yılı haziran ayında yapılan Seviye Belirleme Sınavı’ndan SBS aldıkları puanlar kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ve bazı antropometrik özellikleri boy uzunluğu ile akademik başarıları arasında önemsenemeyecek kadar düşük bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür sırasıyla r=.11 ve .13; p

Keywords

• Akademik Başarı,Antropometrik Özellikler,Fiziksel Aktivite,Fiziksel Uygunluk,Spora Katılım

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS' PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL AND VARIOUS ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS WITH THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between elementary school eight grade students' physical activity level, their various anthropometric characteristics and their academic achievement. The participants of the study includes randomly chosen 324 volunteer eight grade students n=168 female, n=156 male from 12 different elementary schools located in the central towns of the cit y, Konya Selçuklu, Meram, Karatay in 2011-2012 Academic Year. The students' physical activity levels were assessed through the Turkish adaptation version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children developed and tested in terms of validity and reliability by Crocker et al 1997 . To determine the students' anthropometric characteristics, measurement of length and weight as well as bioelectiric impedence analysis BIA were utilized. As an indicator of the students' academic achievement, the students' results in The National Placement Exam in 2012 were used. It was observed that there is no significant relationship between the students' physical activity level, their various anthropometric characteristics their length and their academic achievement r=.11 ve .13; p

Keywords

• Academic Achievement, Anthropometric Characteristics, Physical Activity, Physical Harmony, Participation in Sports.

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