أثر تدريس مساق التربية الرياضية على ميول طلبة جامعة بيرزيت نحو ممارسة النشاط البدني

Abstract EN

This study aims to recognize the impact of teaching physical education as a mandatory course to modify the tendency of Birzeit university students towards physical activity, and to find the differences in this tendency that can be attributed to the variables of (sex, college, academic year, the actual practice of training and the family income).

The researchers used the descriptive method.

The study population totaled (13003) regular students.

The study sample consists of 346 pre-registration students and 348 for post registration in the course.

A questionnaire was used as a means of collecting data.

It consists of five dimensions (health and fitness, social, psychobiological, educational and economical).

The researchers used the means and standard deviations, T-test, and analysis of variance (One way ANOVAs), Pearson method and Cronbach Alpha for data analyses.

The study results indicate that there are differences in the tendency of Birzeit university students towards physical activity in the pre-registration and post-registration tests, in favor of post-registration test, and to other dimensions except the psychological and economical ones.

The study recommended raising the level of awareness of university students in the health and fitness, social, psychological and economical aspects to practice physical activities, as it increases the tendency towards practice of physical activities, and introducing the physical education courses in the universities through introducing mandatory and elective related courses, for promoting knowledge, skills and attitudes.