Research Article

The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students

Volume: 22 Number: 1 April 30, 2020
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The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sports on the attention levels of primary school students. Participants were 150 female and 170 male Primary education students aged 12-14 years. Student's t-test was used for paired categorical comparisons between the groups. While there was a statistically significant difference between girls and boys in terms of psychomotor speed, selective attention level and special learning difficulty values (p <0,05), no statistically significant difference was found for concentration performance and total item error percentages (p> 0, 05). While there was no statistically significant difference between the psychomotor speed scores of both boys and girls in the comparison between sport group and non-sport group (p> 0.05), there was a statistically significant difference in the level of selective attention, learning disability, concentration performance and total item error percentage (p <0.05 and p <0.001). Conclusion: It was determined that the attention levels of primary school students doing sports were better than those who were not doing sports. In the study, girls’ psycho-motor speed scores and selective attention level scores were higher than boys’ scores. Special learning disability scores were higher in boys than girls. It is recommended that all students in primary schools be involved in sporting activities to raise their attention levels.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

February 24, 2020

Acceptance Date

April 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Aslan, H., Aksoy, Y., & İmamoğlu, O. (2020). The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, 22(1), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.693469
AMA
1.Aslan H, Aksoy Y, İmamoğlu O. The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students. Turk J Sport Exe. 2020;22(1):122-126. doi:10.15314/tsed.693469
Chicago
Aslan, Hüseyin, Yener Aksoy, and Osman İmamoğlu. 2020. “The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 22 (1): 122-26. https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.693469.
EndNote
Aslan H, Aksoy Y, İmamoğlu O (April 1, 2020) The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 22 1 122–126.
IEEE
[1]H. Aslan, Y. Aksoy, and O. İmamoğlu, “The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students”, Turk J Sport Exe, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 122–126, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.15314/tsed.693469.
ISNAD
Aslan, Hüseyin - Aksoy, Yener - İmamoğlu, Osman. “The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 22/1 (April 1, 2020): 122-126. https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.693469.
JAMA
1.Aslan H, Aksoy Y, İmamoğlu O. The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students. Turk J Sport Exe. 2020;22:122–126.
MLA
Aslan, Hüseyin, et al. “The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, vol. 22, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 122-6, doi:10.15314/tsed.693469.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Aslan, Yener Aksoy, Osman İmamoğlu. The Effect Of Sports On The Attention Levels Of Primary School Students. Turk J Sport Exe. 2020 Apr. 1;22(1):122-6. doi:10.15314/tsed.693469

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