Investigation of Attitudes of Sports Sciences Faculty Students Towards Learning

Authors : Ersin Ballıkaya, Ferhat Çifçi

Pages : 279-287

Doi:10.18826/useeabd.1557898

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of students studying in the field of sports sciences towards learning according to some variables. Methods: A survey model, one of the descriptive research models, was used in this research. A total of 425 university students, 199 female and 226 male, studying in the sports sciences faculties of four different universities in Türkiye participated in the research. The Attitude Towards Learning Scale was used to determine the participants\\\' attitudes towards learning. Pearson correlation analysis and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used in the analysis of data. Results: In the analysis conducted on the gender variable, no difference was found in the nature of learning and anxiety towards learning sub-dimensions, while females scored higher than males in terms of expectations, openness to learning, and overall attitude scores (p<0.05). Statistically significant differences were found in the nature of learning, expectations, openness, and general attitude scores of students in terms of their departments. The attitude scores of first-year students were found to be lower than those of second, third, and fourth-year students (p<0.05). It was determined that the anxiety scores of fourth-year students were lower than those of first-year students (p<0.05). Additionally, it was found that as the age of the students increased, the scores for the nature of learning and openness to learning increased, while the anxiety scores decreased (p<0.05). Conclusion: Gender, age, department, and class level are effective in determining the attitudes of students studying at sports sciences faculties towards learning.
Keywords : Öğrenme, Öğrenci, Tutum