Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to study the students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences’ mental intelligence levels in terms of various variables. In the study 2019-2020 educational year at the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Erciyes University, 340 students randomly selected from 1478 students participated as volunteers. In the research, data collection tools were used; the spiritual intelligence scale and the personal information form prepared by the researcher. The data obtained was statistical analysis with the SPSS 20.0 package program. To determine the difference between the scores obtained from the scores, independent T test statistics are applied in comparisons according to gender, place and sporting conditions, while in the age, section, class and general weight score average, one-way variance analysis test statistics are applied. When the age variable of students is studied, a significant difference is found between the ages of 18-21 and 26-29 years, while when the division variable is studied, a significant difference is found between physical education and sports teaching and sports management in the under-dimensional understanding of the spiritual dimension of life. On the other hand, when the average weight score variable is studied, a meaningful difference is calculated, and a meaningful difference is also found between doing and doing sports. There is also no significant difference in gender class and the place where they remain. As a result, it is believed that spiritual intelligence will affect the success and quality of life of students and therefore, in institutions that are especially educated, it is useful to design the physical substructs and the teaching materials as developers of various types of intelligence.

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