Volume : 7, Issue : 9, September - 2018

Comparison of students of different systems of School Education with respect to the attitude towards physical education

Kakali Adhikari Manna, Professor Ashoke Kumar Biswas

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal">The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitude of the school children towards physical education. A total of two hundred boys and girls were selected equally from boys<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>and girls sections from two different schools. Their attitude was measured by a questionnaire consisting of 66 questions having six options. The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of Edgington&rsquo;s attitude scale. According to that, there was a possibility of having maximum score of 39<span lang="EN-IN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">6 </span>and minimum of 66. Any score above 264, would have been considered as a positive attitude. So using this questionnaire, the attitude of all the selected subjects was collected. After that the scores were analyzed on the basis of statistical technique. The attitude options were converted into scores and adding the scores of 66 questions total score is calculated for each subject. From this value the mean and standard deviation was calculated. It had been seen that the boys and girls from class XI to XII those who had physical education as optional subject, exhibited a positive attitude with the mean score more than 264.&rsquo;<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>