Özet:

One of the biggest goals of the education system is to increase student success academically. There are many factors that affect student success. One of these is the course hours and duration. Therefore, teachers' attitudes towards the duration and hours of the lessons are very important for the lessons to be efficient and useful. The aim of this study is to evaluate the opinions of physical education teachers about the course time and hours in schools. The research is a qualitative study. The study group of the research consists of 20 physical education teachers and this study group was determined by the maximum diversity sampling method. In the study group of the study, face-to-face interview technique was used with 20 physical education teachers within the Iğdır Provincial Directorate of National Education, on a voluntary basis. In the study, the data obtained by using the interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was analyzed with the content analysis method. As a result of the research, physical education teachers stated that the duration of the lesson was sufficient, but it should be increased according to the grade level or adjusted according to the teacher. It was stated that the duration of the physical education teachers participating in the study should be adjusted by considering the developmental characteristics of the students. In addition, while the research group stated that the daily class hours were sufficient, it was concluded that the daily course hours of some teachers were insufficient and should be increased.

Anahtar Kelimeler: