Fitness level and their relationship to academic achievement in Physical Education students at the Faculty of Palestine cannula – Ramallah

Year: 
2013
Discussion Committee: 
Prof. Imad Abdel Haq/supervisor
Dr. Bader Dwaikat/co-suprvisor
Dr. Bahjat Abu-Tam'eh/external examiner
Dr. Jamal Shaker/internal examiner
Dr. Waleed Khanfar/internal examiner
Supervisors: 
Prof. Imad Abdel Haq/supervisor
Dr. Bader Dwaikat/co-suprvisor
Authors: 
Fatema Reyad Ahmad Awwad
Abstract: 
The aim of this study was to recognise the relationship between the level of physical fitness and academic achievement for the students of Palestine Technical College in Ramallah,In addition to defining the role of each of the variables. these variables are: place of residence, academic level and the specialisation of the student. The researcher used the the Relational descriptive approach for it's suitability for the nature and the aims of the study. the study sample consisted of students of Palestine Technical College in Ramallah. their number was (128) students. a rate (22%) of the study,community , these students were selected intentionally . The researcher depended on physical tests, such as : "muscle strength, speed, muscular endurance, agility, and flexibility", to measure the level of fitness, and she was using a test of pushing a medical ball with a weight of (2 kg) to measure the muscle strength of the arms and the test of sitting lie down for (30 seconds) to measure the bearingof the abdominal muscles, and the trunk flexion test from long sitting to measure the flexibility of the back muscles,test of the run between hurdels to measure fitness,test the 30m run from a high start to measure the speed of transition. the measurements of the anthropometric have been selected which are: age, hight,and weight. It was the use of statistical software packages for the Social Sciences. (SPSS) to analyze the results. -The results of the study showed a positive correlation between fitness tests and academic achievement tests (endurance, flexibility, and agility), while the relationship is not statistically significant on physical fitness tests (muscle strength, and speed. - The results also showed statistically significant differences at the level of ( ) in the fitness tests (endurance, flexibility, agility, speed, muscle strength) among the students of Palestine Technical College in Ramallah / Girls attributable to variable area of study for the benefit of specialization Physical Education. - The results showed statistically significant differences at the level of significance ( ) in the physical tests (speed, agility) THE STUDENTS Palestine Technical College in Ramallah / Girls attributable to variable Study level and in favor of the second year. - The results showed statistically significant differences at the level of ( ) in the test muscular endurance among THE STUDENTS of Palestine Technical College in Ramallah / Girls attributable to variable Study level and for the first year, while the results showed no statistically significant differences at the level of ( ) in tests (muscle strength, and flexibility) due to the variable level course. - The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance ( ) in the physical tests (speed, agility, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility) among THE STUDENTS of Palestine Technical College in Ramallah / for girls due to the variable place of residence. Keywords: fitness, academic achievement
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Pages Count: 
115
Status: 
Published