Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine the attitudes of prospective teachers towards game and physical activities subject. In the first part of the study, it is aimed to describe the attitudes of prospective teachers towards game and physical activities course. In the second part of the study, it was analyzed whether the variables of gender and department studied significantly differed on the attitudes of prospective teachers towards game and physical activities course. Screening method was used in this research. Candidates studying in the physical education and sports teaching, classroom teaching and preschool teaching departments of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University participated in the study on a voluntary basis. "Personal Information Form" and "Attitude Scale for Game and Physical Activities Course" were used in the data collection process. When testing the research data, 0.05 significance level was taken. In the analysis of the data, ANOVA technique was used. The prospective teachers' attitudes towards the course of game and physical activities course are generally high (X̅ = 4.01). The attitudes of teacher candidates towards the course of game and physical activities course differ significantly according to their genders (p <.05) and departments (F = 8,278, p <.05). Research results show that prospective teachers' attitudes towards the course of game and physical activities course are generally at a high level. However, the mean of male candidates is higher than the mean of female candidates. The attitudes of prospective teachers towards physical education and sports teaching are positive and at high level.
Highlights
Teaching profession is the primary of professions that require sacrifice
When the sub-dimensions are analyzed, they are at the level of "strongly agree" in the dimensions of cognitive attitude towards the benefits of the course (X = 4.20) and emotional attitude towards the course (X = 4.28), whereas they are at the level of "agree" in the behavioral attitude dimension towards the course (X = 3.45)
This shows that prospective teachers have a positive attitude towards game and physical activities course
Summary
Teaching profession is the primary of professions that require sacrifice. Teachers do teach their students knowledge, and contribute to the development of their students physically through a number of activities. Attitude is the tendency under the behaviors that the individual develops towards himself, his environment and events while it is an internal state that includes feelings and thoughts (İnceoğlu, 2004; Başkonuş, 2020).The attitudes of prospective teachers towards physical education or physical activity courses are important. This is because prospective teachers will http://hes.ccsenet.org
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