Abstract:

In the studies on motivation, approaches have turned from early mechanical approaches to today’s approaches to knowledge and understanding. It has attracted people’s interest for years whether there is a positive relationship between mental performance and physical fitness. The forces within and around the organisms that provide energy to the behavior behind the individual’s movements are defined as the “guide” in the field of psychology. In addition, sport also helps the person to socialize by revealing responsibility and cooperation tendency and the ability to provide order. The purpose of this report is to explore the effects of sports activities on student academic success and motivation. For this purpose, the data were surveyed with 246 high school students studying in the middle school (Professional High School and Anadolu High School) located in Kocaeli or Gulf District Hereke district, the data was collected in the form of a semi-structured interview. The data obtained is analyzed by visual analysis method. In this regard, the work carries a quality research character. The study also grouped the answers given and obtained quantitative data through the determination of the percentage and frequency. The study concluded that the influence of students’ sports activities on the success and motivation of high school students was high and that this effect showed a statistically meaningful difference according to the variables of the “stadium type of sport” and the “frequency of sporting” and that the variables of the “gender”, “high school type” and “age” did not differ statistically.

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