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Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of determining the attitudes of female students studying in secondary school in Yakutiye district of Erzurum province towards physical education and sports lessons. Method: A total of 413 female students, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th and 8th grade, studying at secondary schools in Erzurum Yakutiye District participated in the research. The Physical Education and Sports Attitude Scale, which was developed by Demirhan and Altay (2001), consisting of a total of 24 items, 12 positive and 12 negatives, was used in the study. In addition, an 8-item personal information form was applied to the sample group. The obtained data were analyzed by using the SPSS 24.00 package program. Independent sample T-test and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used in the analysis of the data. According to the Levene F Test result (F= 29,170, p< 0.05), Kruskal Wallis H Test was used for unrelated measurements instead of One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Mann Whitney U Test was performed to determine which groups caused the significant difference determined after Kruskal Wallis-H test and these results were taken into account. Results and Conclusion: As a conclusion of the research, it was observed that the students exhibited positive attitudes towards physical education and sports lessons. It has been determined that students' attitudes towards physical education and sports lessons show significant differences in terms of age, grade level, school success score, sports hall, their mother's and father's education status, whether there is someone actively doing sports in the family or not, and family income level variables.

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