Investigation Of Middle School Students’ Perceptions Of Physical Education And Teachers’ Attitudes

Abstract

Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to conduct an in-depth examination of the views of middle school physical education teachers and students regarding the physical education and sports course. Method: The population of this study consists of 206 physical education and sports teachers (86 female and 120 male) working in public schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the central districts and towns of Balıkesir during the 2023–2024 academic year, as well as 220 students (117 female and 103 male) enrolled in these schools. To determine whether the data conformed to a normal distribution, the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was applied. Since the obtained p-values were below 0.05, the data were found not to be normally distributed; therefore, percentage and frequency analyses, along with the Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests, were employed. Results: In the student survey, significant differences were identified across various sub-dimensions according to the variables of gender, grade level, and weekly lesson preference. In the teacher survey, significant differences were found across different sub-dimensions based on school facilities, in-service training. Conclusion: The findings indicate that middle school students’ perceptions of physical education differ significantly according to gender, grade level, and their demands regarding the number of weekly course hours. Female students obtained more positive scores in terms of opinions, attitudes, and perceived benefits. The differences observed across grade levels suggest that students’ perceptions of the value of physical education change over time. Among teachers, differences were identified depending on school facilities and in-service training variables; these differences were particularly pronounced among teachers who considered the in-service training they received to be insufficient. Overall, the results indicate that institutional and environmental factors play an important role in shaping perceptions toward physical education classes.

Keywords

• Perception
• physical education
• middle school
• student
• teacher.

Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Beden Eğitimi Dersine Yönelik Algıları Ve Öğretmen Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı ortaokul düzeyinde beden eğitimi öğretmenlerinin ve öğrencilerinin beden eğitimi ve spor dersine ilişkin görüşlerinin derinlemesine incelenmesi, araştırmanın temel hedefini oluşturmaktadır. Yöntem: Bu çalışmanın evrenini, 2023-2024 eğitim-öğretim yılında Balıkesir ili merkez ve ilçelerinde Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı devlet okullarında görev yapan 86 kadın 120 erkek toplam 206 beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni ile bu okullarda öğrenim gören 117 kadın 103 erkek toplam 220 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin normal dağılıma uygun olup olmadığını tespit etmek amacıyla Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen p değerlerinin 0,05'ten küçük olması nedeniyle, verilerin normal dağılım göstermediği belirlenmiş ve bu veriler üzerinde yüzde ve frekans analizleri ile birlikte Mann-Whitney U ve Kruskal-Wallis testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilere yönelik yapılan ankette cinsiyet, sınıf ve haftalık ders isteği değişkenlerine göre; öğretmenlere yönelik yapılan ankette ise okul donanımı, hizmet içi eğitim değişkenlerine göre farklı alt boyutlarda anlamlı farklar tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Ortaokul öğrencilerinin beden eğitimi dersine yönelik algılarının cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi ve haftalık ders saati taleplerine göre anlamlı biçimde farklılaştığını; kız öğrencilerin görüş, tutum ve algılanan fayda açısından daha olumlu puanlar aldığını göstermektedir. Sınıf düzeylerine göre ortaya çıkan farklılıklar, öğrencilerin beden eğitiminin değerine ilişkin algılarının zamanla değiştiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Öğretmenlerde okul donanımı ve hizmet içi eğitim değişkenlerine bağlı farklılıklar belirlenmiş; özellikle hizmet içi eğitimi yetersiz bulan öğretmenlerde bu farkların belirgin olduğu görülmüştür. Genel olarak sonuçlar, beden eğitimi dersine yönelik algıların şekillenmesinde kurumsal ve çevresel faktörlerin önemine işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

• Algı
• beden eğitimi
• ortaokul
• öğrenci
• öğretmen.

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