Examination of Composite Elements of a Physical Education Class Based on Students’ Values

from Awareness to Physical Education and Gender.

Abstract

　This study aimed mainly to examine composite elements of a physical education class from an awareness of physical education and gender viewpoint. A survey was administered to students in junior high and high schools, yielding data from 1423 students available for analysis. The results were interpreted through factor analysis using the following 7 factors: motivation (F1), enjoyment (F2), teamwork (F3), keeping rules or promises (F4), learning (F5), cooperation (F6), and outcomes (F7). The groups with an aptitude for physical education showed significantly higher values in factors F1, F2, F3, F5, F6 and F7 than the groups which did not in both genders. In addition, regardless of awareness to physical education, male students showed higher values in factor F2 than female students, who had higher values in factors F3, F4 and F6. In conclusion, the groups with an aptitude for physical education evaluate all composite factors except for factor F4 as more important than groups without such an aptitude. 　In addition, female students place more importance on factors F3, F4 and F6 , but male students place more importance on factor F2 . Based on the above findings, proposals regarding teaching students lacking an aptitude for physical education or class formation with consideration to gender differences were made.