The purpose of this study is to examine students' opinions of seven elements (motivation, enjoyment, teamwork, keeping promises, learning, cooperation, outcomes) of physical education based on their participation in school athletic clubs and gender. The study used data from 1423 students, of whom 887 (562 male and 325 female students) were athletes in junior high and high schools and 536 (158 male and 378 female students) did not attend sports athletic clubs in school.
In the physical education class, it became clear that female students placed more importance on keeping promises than male students. The group of student athletes placed more importance on motivation and enjoyment than the group of students not participating in sports athletic clubs. In particular, in the high school athletes group, learning scored high with male students as did the importance of teamwork and cooperation. The group of female students not participating in sports athletic clubs placed more importance on composition factors, such as teamwork and cooperation, than male students. However, a significant difference was not found between gender and participation in athletic clubs with regard to the factors of keeping promises and outcomes.
Based on the above findings, students' opinions of the components of a physical education class differ based on participation in athletic clubs and gender.
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