Aktif Beden, Eleştirel Zihin: Lise Öğrencilerinin Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeyleri ile Eleştirel Düşünme Arasındaki İlişkinin Demografik Temelli İncelenmesi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1, 149 - 164, 30.06.2025

Savaş Aydın , Mehmet Akarsu

https://doi.org/10.71243/dksbd.1703026

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ile eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri arasındaki ilişkiyi demografik değişkenler bağlamında incelemektir. Betimsel tarama modeline dayalı olarak yürütülen araştırmanın örneklemini, 2024–2025 eğitim-öğretim yılı Van İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğüne bağlı ortaöğretim kademelerinde eğitim ve öğrenimine devam etmekte olan 429 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi, UF/EMI Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilim Ölçeği ve demografik bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, erkek öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri, kız öğrencilere göre anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Buna karşın kız öğrencilerin bilişsel olgunluk düzeyleri erkeklerden daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Düzenli spor yapan, ailesinden spor konusunda destek gören ve akademik başarısı yüksek olan öğrencilerin hem fiziksel aktivite hem de eleştirel düşünme düzeyleri düzenli spor yapmayan öğrencilere göre daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Boş zamanlarını sporsal etkinliklerle değerlendiren öğrenciler ile 10. sınıfta öğrenim gören öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca günlük kitap okuma süreleri 1-3 saat ile 1-5 saat olan öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme becerileri anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Korelasyon analizinde fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ile eleştirel düşünmenin katılım alt boyutu arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, fiziksel aktivite ve düzenli sporun ortaöğretim kademelerinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerde özellikle eleştirel düşünmenin katılım boyutuna katkı sunduğu ancak üst düzey bilişsel becerilerin gelişimi için ek zihinsel uyarıcıların da gerekli olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Fiziksel aktivite , Eleştirel düşünme , Lise öğrencileri

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