A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION: THE CASE OF CHELENQO PREPARATORY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, META DISTRICT, EAST HARARGHY ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The major objective of the study was to assess the attitude of male and female students toward physical education. The study examined the attitudes of 185 preparatory and high school students towards physical education and how these attitudes differ by gender. For this study both chelenqo preparatory and high school institution was purposively selected to be the setting of the study. The descriptive-sarvey study type of research was used. Out of 200 students with using yamane (1967) sample size formula, 185 students were randomly selected from grade 9 (21.6 of male and 12.4 of female), 10 (17.3 of male and 16.2 of female), 11 (5.4 of male and 10.8 female) and 12 (5.4 of male and 10.8 of female) as study sample and take Likert-type scale attitude questionnaire. And four physical education teachers were also purposively selected for interview study from three high school of Meta districts. The main data gathering tools are modified questionnaire, interview and observational cheek list. Data were analyzed using SPSS for windows version 16.0 statistical tests were performed at the level of significance of 0.05.The collected data were analyzed using mean score and t-test statistics. It was found that both male and female students exhibit significance difference on attitude toward physical education. And also, the result indicate that although both male and female students held positive attitude toward physical education, male attitude were greater positive attitude than female students .Based on the result, Some of the recommendations were; both male and female students should be advise to like physical education course equally without any comparison with other subject. Physical education teachers should give immediate feedback to his students when students are participating in classroom and practical session. Because, an immediate feedback may be good in order to increase positive attitude of students.