Abstract:

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of physical activity cards on the attitudes of students and to determine the views of students, parents and teachers regarding the cards. In this study, mixed model including both qualitative and quantitative approach was used. Within this context, pretest-posttest design with control group was used in the quantitative part, and phenomenological research design was used in the qualitative part. 303 students from 5th, 6th and 7th grades of a secondary school in Gökçebey District of Zonguldak Province participated in this study in 2012-2013 academic year. There were 153 students in experiment group, and 150 students in control group. The quantitative data were gathered by using “Physical Education and Sport Attitude Scale” and questionnaire forms regarding the views of students and parents. The qualitative data were gathered from PE teachers’ diaries. The quantitative data were analyzed with percentage, frequency, t test for independent samples and two way repeated measures analysis of variance techniques, and the qualitative data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. When the effect of physical activity cards on students’ attitudes towards lessons was analyzed, a significant difference was seen on the main effect of time x group. According to this result, the education received by students in experiment group and control group make a significant difference in countenance the posttest with regard to the level of attitudes before and after the program. On the other hand, it was found that being situated in different groups did not make a significant difference on students’ attitude points. Most of the students stated that they liked the lessons, enjoyed having lessons with cards and improved their movement skills, and also having lesson with cards increased their participation. When parents’ views were analyzed, most of the parents were aware of the content of cards, and their children started to take interest in sport gradually after these cards had been used. When the views of physical education teachers were analyzed, they specified that the cards increased the participation level of the students.

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