The Analysis of Students` Attitude Toward the Levels of PAPS and Gender in Physical Education = The Analysis of Students` Attitude Toward the Levels of PAPS and Gender in Physical Education

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the students`` attitude toward the levels of PAPS(Phisycal Activity Promotion System) and Gender in Physical Education(PE). It used the results of PAPS and the Korean Physical Education attitude scales invented by Kim Jong hwan(2004). PAPS results were divided in 5 levels (1 to 5) but this study used 2 groups - the best group(Lv.1 and 2) and the concerned group( Lv.4 and 5). Method: This research examined and collected data from the students who go to middle schools in J city, Jeollabuk-do area. Amid those, a comprehensive survey was implemented on 180 students in 3 middle schools. 180 copies of the questionnaire distributed and were returned. And among them, 15 copies were cut out for its insincere answers and 45 copies were answered by 3rd level students. The final 120 copies were exploited for analysis in depth. The survey consisted of 26 questions on Student characteristics(2) and Attitude in PE(24). The questions on attitude in PE included 6 factors - ``positive emotion``(4), ``negative emotion``(4), ``health and fitness``(4), ``physical activity and movement``(4), ``interpersonal relationship``(4) and ``active participation and performance``(4) - and used 5 point Likert scale. Result: 1. Differences of the students`` attitude toward the PAPS level in PE The survey showed that the students of the best group(lv.1 & 2) were higher in 5 factors - Positive emotion, Health and fitness, Physical activity and movement, Interpersonal relationship and Active participation and performance - than the concerned group(lv.4 & 5), while in negative emotion they weren``t. It meant that the lower the physical level, the more negative attitude in PE. It was considered that the result was closely related to psychological factors which students had been having in experiences with classmates and teachers in PE. 2. Differences of the students`` attitude toward Gender in PE There was a significant difference in the students`` attitude toward Gender in PE. The male students were higher than the female students in the 4 factors - Positive emotion, Health and fitness, Physical activity and movement, and Active participation and performance - and in Negative emotion factor the female students were higher. But gender difference was not significant in Interpersonal relationship factor. Conclusion: √ The students`` attitude differences regarding the PAPS level were significant in all of attitude factors in PE - Positive emotion, Negative emotion, Health and fitness, Physical activity and movement, Interpersonal relationship, Active participation and performance. The result of this study support that the physical development through physical activities is good to foster positive emotion and better attitude within PE. √ The differences of the students`` attitude in PE by Gender were meaningful in these factors except Interpersonal relationship - Positive emotion, Negative emotion, Health and fitness, Physical activity and movement, Active participation and performance. The result that the boys have more positive attitude than the girls in PE is seem to be affected by intimacy of the boys for PE. Thus we should find various ways to make the girls become intimate with physical activities by creating special PE programs and equipments.