The Effects of Outdoor Education Based Leisure Time Activities on University Students’s Locus of Control
Abstract
The aim of this research was
to determine the effect of outdoor education based leisure time activities on
their locus of university student. Outdoor education based leisure time
activities, which creates opportunity of learning theirs and other participants
limits and creates an option to learn actively but not passive. It represents
itself as a learning point other than just a sportive activity.
In the
research has been used pretest – post test experimental model with control
group. 240 students attended to the research (140 men, 100 women) and the group
has been divided to 2 by random method. The avarage age of the group is 21,58
+-2,52. Test group attended to practice twice a week in total 90 days. Control
group didn’t attend any activity in this time and carried on with their normal
life. Roter’s (1966) internal and external locus of control scale has been used
for gathering of data.
Result of statistic
alanalysis shows that there is no significant differences between preliminary
test of control and experimental groups (p>0,05) as a statically. There is
no significant difference between preliminary test – final test of control
group as a statically (p>0,05). Statical analysis found significant
difference between experimentel group’s preliminary test – final test results.
(p<0,05) There is no number of statically significant differencies between
preliminary test – final test in terms of gender argument.(p>0,05)
As a result we can say that
outdoor education based leisure time activities causes effects on
participants’s locus of control movements from outside towards inside and it
can say that this is a positive perception.
Gender
differences don’t make any effects on educational out put and we can mention
that preparation is suitable for men and women particapants.
Keywords
Locus of control,leisure time activity,learning by experience
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