Effect of Physical education 11 on students' attitude toward physical education / by Richard AD ...

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ATTITUDE TOWARD PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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Richard A. D. Chambers 1976
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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APPROVAL
Name : Richard A. Chambers
Degree : Master of A r t s (Education)
Title o k ~ h e s i:s The Effect of Physical Education I1
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on Students ~ t t i t u d eT oward
Physical Education
Examining Committee
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Chairman Dr. G. R. Eastwood
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Dr. D. Kaufman
Senior supervisor
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DF. M. Manley-Casimir
Assistant Professor
Ian Andrews
'' Campus Coordinator
Professional Development Program
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser Unfversity
Exterqal Examiner
Date approved September 17, 1976
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Title of ~hesis/~issertation:
THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION I1 ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDE
TOWAM PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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Author:
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Ri? A. m R S
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(date)
ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study was to determine whether com-
pletion of the final compulsory physical education course in British
Columbia's public school system, Physical Education 11, has any effect
on students' attitude toward. physical education. Specific questi~ns
addressed in the study were:
1. What immediate effect has Physical Education 11 on
students' attitude toward physical education?
2. What are the longer-term effects on attitude toward
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. physical education of those students who have complete$ Physical
Education ll?
3 Is there a significant difference in attitude toward
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physlcal education amonq %ry grades?
4. Is thcre a significant differencetin attitude toward .
physical education between male and female secondary students?
5. Do certain specific factors, namely: family physical
education environmcnt, school physical education environment, community
physical education environment, and selE concept pertaininq to physical
education, relate to a student's attitude toward physical education?
6. Is there any difference amonq the two grade eleven and
two grade ten qroups in their response to the four factors previously
mentioned?
7. Is there a significant difference between males and
females within a group established for this study in their response to
the four factors previously mentioned?
Four hundred and twenty-two students in grades eight to eleven
from three secondary schools in School District #22, Vernon, constikuted
the sample for this study. The students were randomly selected on the
basis of sex, grade, and school. This selection procedure resulted in
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the following group,s:
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1. Grade eleven experimental group: this qroup had nearly
completed Physical Education 11.
2. ?Grade eleven control group: this group had elected not
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to take Physic 1 Education 11 until grade twelve,
3. Grade ten control group A:, this group had ~lectedt o
take Physical Education 11 when they reached grade eleven.
4. Grade ten control group B: this group had elected to
take Physical Education 11 when they reached grade twelve.
5. Grade nine qroup.
6. Grade eight group.
A Likert scale entitled "bkar's Physical Education Attitude Scale" was
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used to determine the students' attitude toward physical education.
Another Likert scale was developed by the researcher during.the course
of the study to examine the relationship between attitude toward
physical education and the four factors mentioned earlier. These
questionnaires were administered to the selected students at one hour
sessions in their schools. Three testing sessions were held.
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Based on the data collected the following conclusions seem
appropriate for students in Vernon and similar students elsewhere:
1. The students' attitude toward physical education after
the completion of their last compulsory physical education course was
positive,
2. There was a significant difference in attitude toward
physical education between those students who have completed Physical
*Education 11 and those in the secondary school grades who had not corn;
pleted Physical Education 11.
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3. Other than those grade eleven students who had7 completed
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Physical Education 11, there was no significant difference between any
two groups of secondary students in their attitude toward physical
education.
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4. There w&s no significant difference in attitude toward
physical education betw&w-boys and girls at the secondary school level.
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5. The positive effect of Physical Education 11 on a student's
attitude toward physical education was not of a transient nature.
Students maintained a highly positive attitude towhrd physical education
eight months after the initial administration of the scale.
6- The school physical education environment, the family
physical education environment, and self concept pertaining to physical
education were moderately and positively related to attitud.e toward
physical education.
7. The community physical education environment factor was
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only slightly related to attitude toward physical education.
8. It would appear that the school physical education envi-
ronment was the reason for the more positive attitude toward physical
education displayed by those grade eleven students who had taken
Physical Education 11 as compared to those secondary school students
who had not taken Physical Education 11.
9. There wa's norsignificant difference'between male and
femgle mean scores for the factors: family physical education environ-
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ment, school physical education environment, community physical educa-
tion environment, and self concept pertaining to physical 'education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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APPROVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ri
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ABSTRACT. iii
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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LiST OF FIGURES xiii
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1. THE-LEM 1
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INTRODUCTION 1
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 2
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IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY 3
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 4
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LJ?4ITATTIONS OF THE STUDY 9
3. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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INTRODUCTION 11
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ATTITUDE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS i
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TOWARD PIIYSICAL EDUCATION 11
ATTTTUDE OF COLLEGE. STUDENTS
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TOWARD PHYSICAL EDUCATION 12
rnimss m m T E L ? ATTITS mg m w A m
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PHYS TCAL EDUCATION
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SUMMARY OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED USING
WEAR'S PIIYSICAL EDUCATlON A'I'TITUDE
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SCALE 17
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'SUMMARY 19