Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the factorial structure of an effective physical education class in high schools and to examine the relationship between teachers and students by using their factorial structures. A questionnaire was developed and used which consisted of 40 items based on four hypothetical factors. These factors were based on some pre-surveys and analysis of content validity. Therefore, the questionnaire was judged to have high reliability. As regards the teacher, the following factors were identified: "ways of learning (subjectivity)", "the will to learn", "ways of learning (learning environment)", "cooperation", and "ways of learning (sociability)". In the case of students, the following factors were identified: "outcome", "enjoyment", "ways of learning (sociability)", "ways of learning (learning environment)", and "cooperation". As concerns the relation between factors for teachers and students, the factor "cooperation" was high and "ways of learning (learning environment and sociability)" were moderate. The five factors for each group were interpreted differently, and it was confirmed that to a certain degree teachers and students share an image of an effective physical education class. The future problem is to develop the learning methods so that students can enjoy learning through cooperation independently of the teacher.
