Web-Supported School Health Application: A Mixed-Method Study on Students’ Physical Fitness Parameters and Experiences

Öz

This study aimed to examine the effects of a 10-week Web-Supported School Health (WEDOS) program based on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model (TPSRM) on students’ Health-Related Fitness Knowledge (HRFK), Exercise Stages of Change (ESC), and Health-Related Fitness (HRF) parameters, as well as to gain an in-depth understanding of students’ experiences during the implementation process. An embedded mixed-method design was employed, involving 52 seventh-grade students, with 25 in the experimental group and 27 in the control group. Data were collected through the HRFK Test, ESC Questionnaire, HRF tests, focus group interviews, student diaries, and researcher field notes. Following Holm adjustment, significant pre-test–post-test differences were found in the experimental group for flexibility, crunches, HRFK, and ESC. At post-test, the experimental group had significantly higher flexibility, HRFK, and ESC scores than the control group. Students’ experiences complemented the quantitative findings in terms of acquiring and applying health-related knowledge in daily life, willingness to participate in physical activity, and awareness of their physical fitness levels; however, some difficulties related to maintaining regular physical activity and accessing technology were also identified. The integrated findings suggest that WEDOS may support health-related learning, physical activity participation, and physical fitness awareness in physical education.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model
• Health-Related Physical Fitness
• Health-Related Fitness Knowledge

Destekleyen Kurum

This study was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (BAP) of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University under Grant No. 0890-DR-23.

Proje Numarası

0890-DR-23

Etik Beyan

This study was approved by the Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (Approval No: GO 2022/757; Date: May 11, 2022). The study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive. Informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents/legal guardians prior to data collection.

Web Destekli Okul Sağlığı Uygulaması: Öğrencilerin Fiziksel Uygunluk Parametreleri ve Deneyimlerine İlişkin Karma Bir Araştırma

Öz

Bu çalışma, Bireysel ve Sosyal Sorumluluk Modeli (BSSM) temelli 10 haftalık Web Destekli Okul Sağlığı (WEDOS) programının öğrencilerin Sağlıkla İlişkili Fiziksel Uygunluk Bilgisi (SİFEB), Egzersiz Davranışı Değişim Basamakları (EDDB) ve Sağlıkla İlişkili Fiziksel Uygunluk (SİFU) parametreleri üzerindeki etkilerini incelemeyi ve öğrencilerin uygulama sürecindeki deneyimlerini derinlemesine anlamayı amaçlamıştır. Araştırmada iç içe karma yöntem deseni kullanılmış ve çalışmaya 25’i deney, 27’si kontrol grubunda olmak üzere toplam 52 yedinci sınıf öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veriler SİFEB Testi, EDDB Anketi, SİFU testleri, odak grup görüşmeleri, öğrenci günlükleri ve araştırmacı alan notları aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Holm düzeltmesi sonrasında deney grubunda esneklik, mekik, SİFEB ve EDDB ön test–son test puanları arasında anlamlı farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Son testte deney grubunun esneklik, SİFEB ve EDDB değerleri kontrol grubundan anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin deneyimleri, sağlıkla ilişkili bilgi edinme ve bu bilgileri günlük yaşama aktarma, fiziksel aktiviteye katılma isteği ve fiziksel uygunluk düzeylerine ilişkin farkındalık açısından nicel bulguları tamamlamış; bununla birlikte düzenli fiziksel aktiviteyi sürdürme ve teknolojiye erişim konusunda bazı güçlükler ortaya çıkmıştır. Bütünleştirilmiş bulgular, WEDOS’un beden eğitiminde sağlıkla ilişkili öğrenmeyi, fiziksel aktiviteye katılımı ve fiziksel uygunluk farkındalığını destekleyebileceğini düşündürmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bireysel ve Sosyal Sorumluluk Modeli
• Sağlıkla İlişkili Fiziksel Uygunluk
• Sağlıkla İlişkili Fiziksel Uygunluk Bilgisi

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu çalışma, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi (BAP) tarafından 0890-DR-23 numaralı proje kapsamında desteklenmiştir.

Proje Numarası

0890-DR-23

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma için Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Girişimsel Olmayan Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu’ndan etik onay alınmıştır (Karar No: GO 2022/757; Tarih: 11.05.2022). Araştırma sürecinde Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi ilkelerine uygun hareket edilmiştir. Veri toplama sürecinden önce tüm katılımcılar ve velilerinden bilgilendirilmiş onam alınmıştır.

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