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Aneta Guz-Maciej Laszuk
Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland
Supervisor: Jolanta Danielewicz, professor
Athletics in Awareness of Primary School Students in Municipal and Rural Regions
In physical education in contemporary primary schools, athletics as a sport discipline attracts
less interest than it used to do many years ago. The students are not convinced whether it is
still the Queen of Sports.
Students from the Academy of Physical Education, being athletes, are much interested in
which place the athletics takes in awareness of primary school students. Answer to this
question can be found through professional practice in schools in cities and rural areas in
Biała Podlaska and the region outside the city.
Main objective of the work was to analyse the awareness of athletics among primary school
students in cities and rural areas with particular consideration of the attitudes, interests,
knowledge, practicing athletics-related sports and participation in competitions.
The investigations, carried out in September 2009, encompassed 198 students from primary
schools in Biała Podlaska and 222 students from primary schools in Piszczac, Cicibór Duży,
Kobylany and Tuczna, aged 12 and 13. A method of diagnostics survey using opinion poll
technique. Author‘s questionnaire concerning athletics perceived by students from schools in
cities and rural areas allowed for collecting of research material. Within the diagnosis of
‗awareness of athletics‘, students‘ attitudes, interest, knowledge and participation was
assessed. In the development of statistical findings included percentages and test the
independence chi-square.
The investigation shows, that attitude of the investigated students from both environments
towards athletics are majorly positive. Interest of the students in athletics, which was assessed
on the basis of athletics events viewing ratings, was proved to be insignificant. Knowledge of
athletics among the respondents is low in general, however, they can provide characteristics
rather than mention famous team members in the sport. The scope of participation in athletics
competitions test students from both cities and rural areas is large. The athletics events most
willingly practiced by the respondents include long jump, sprints and throwing tennis-ballsize
rubber ball.
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