Examining secondary school students' metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson

Volume: 17 Number: 1 July 2, 2015
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Examining secondary school students' metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson

Abstract

The purpose of the present research is examining secondary school 7th grade students' perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson through metaphors. The present research also tested whether the metaphors produced by the students differ according to gender. The research was conducted on 393 students who study in 7th grade at three different public secondary schools in the province of Konya in 2014-2015 academic year, fall semester. According to the findings obtained in the research, the students produced 45 different metaphors related to the concept of physical education lesson. These metaphors produced by students under 4 conceptual categories. There wasn't a statistically significant difference between the conceptual categories according to gender. In accordance with the findings obtained in the present research, metaphor method can be used as an important data collection method in order to understand and explain the secondary school 7th grade students' perceptions of the concept of physical education. 

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English

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Publication Date

July 2, 2015

Submission Date

May 20, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 17 Number: 1

APA
Koksal, O., & Gorucu, A. (2015). Examining secondary school students’ metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, 17(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.15314/tjse.21001
AMA
1.Koksal O, Gorucu A. Examining secondary school students’ metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson. Turk J Sport Exe. 2015;17(1):105-113. doi:10.15314/tjse.21001
Chicago
Koksal, Onur, and Alpaslan Gorucu. 2015. “Examining Secondary School Students’ Metaphor Perceptions of the Concept of Physical Education Lesson”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 17 (1): 105-13. https://doi.org/10.15314/tjse.21001.
EndNote
Koksal O, Gorucu A (August 1, 2015) Examining secondary school students’ metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 17 1 105–113.
IEEE
[1]O. Koksal and A. Gorucu, “Examining secondary school students’ metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson”, Turk J Sport Exe, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 105–113, Aug. 2015, doi: 10.15314/tjse.21001.
ISNAD
Koksal, Onur - Gorucu, Alpaslan. “Examining Secondary School Students’ Metaphor Perceptions of the Concept of Physical Education Lesson”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 17/1 (August 1, 2015): 105-113. https://doi.org/10.15314/tjse.21001.
JAMA
1.Koksal O, Gorucu A. Examining secondary school students’ metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson. Turk J Sport Exe. 2015;17:105–113.
MLA
Koksal, Onur, and Alpaslan Gorucu. “Examining Secondary School Students’ Metaphor Perceptions of the Concept of Physical Education Lesson”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, vol. 17, no. 1, Aug. 2015, pp. 105-13, doi:10.15314/tjse.21001.
Vancouver
1.Onur Koksal, Alpaslan Gorucu. Examining secondary school students’ metaphor perceptions of the concept of physical education lesson. Turk J Sport Exe. 2015 Aug. 1;17(1):105-13. doi:10.15314/tjse.21001

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