Eğitim ve Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi
Yazarlar: Erdal YELTEKİN, Fikret ALINCAK
Konular:Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları
DOI:10.52974/jena.950283
Anahtar Kelimeler:Secondary education,Student,Physical activity,Game.
Özet: When we look at the education systems of developed countries in recent years, it is seen that the concept of play is an important activity for the development of children. According to many scientists, the best way to get to know and observe the child is through play. Children gain many skills while playing. Generally, they learn situations such as learning during the game, making effective decisions, working together, honesty, sharing, respecting the rights of others, loving their friends, helping each other. Through play, the child monitors and perfects his/her skills in transition to adulthood. Play is a useful and effective concept in the development of people at every age stage. This research is a descriptive study to examine the attitudes of secondary school students towards the concept of game and playing games containing physical activity in terms of some variables. In this study, a mixed method, in which quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed together, was used. The research population consists of secondary school students studying in schools affiliated to Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of National Education, and the sample group consists of 613 students (227 Female, 386 Male) selected on a voluntary basis. The "Playfulness Scale" developed by Hazar (2015) was used as a data collection tool in the research. Independent Sample t test and OneWay Anova test were used in the analysis of the data by using the SPSS 20.0 package program. In addition, the qualitative data obtained by applying a semi-structured interview form to the research group were analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the research, it was found that men have higher playfulness tendencies than women, younger age and class groups have higher playfulness scores in terms of age and class variables, students with a sports background have more positive attitudes towards games involving physical activity, Anatolian and Science high school students' social cohesion sub-dimension It was concluded that the scores were higher. In addition, when the weight increased, it was determined that the passion for the game, the desire to play and the level of enjoyment decreased, but no relationship was found with the height. In the opinions of the students participating in the study on the concept of game, the themes of knowing oneself, the first step of learning, pleasure and happiness, and having fun came to the fore, and when the views on the benefits of the game were examined, it was concluded that the majority of the game was beneficial, but the playgrounds were not sufficient in the school environment.