Educational - Ozean Publications

European Journal of Educational Studies 2(2), 2010Table 2: T-Test Results of Participants‟ Opinion on Problem Solving Skills in Terms of Doing SportVARIENTS Factor N S T pI keep my composure when I encounter a Yes 300 2.81 1.26problem.No 300 3.24 1.12-4.388 .000I Give immediate responses.Yes 300 2.69 1.42No 300 2.34 1.053.472 .001Behave reasonably when I encounter a propblem.Yes 300 3.33 1.42No 300 3.95 .99-6.158 .000I like struggling against complex situations.Yes 300 2.73 1.17No 300 3.23 1.39-4.743 .000I‟m compatible in groups works.Yes 300 3.98 1.10No 300 4.12 .98-1.727 .085I put the reasons of a problem in a logical order.Yes 300 3.65 1.40No 300 3.67 1.20-.188 .851I enjoy solving unprecedented problems.Yes 300 2.58 1.32No 300 3.09 1.32-4.678 .000I am not afraid of unprecedented problems.Yes 300 2.94 1.43No 300 3.01 1.37-.612 .540External factors do not have an affect on my Yes 300 2.66 1.35motivation in the presence of problems. No 300 2.87 1.14-1.989 .047I help my friends to solve their problems.Yes 300 3.88 1.44.154-1.429No 300 4.03 1.05My friends say that I can find practical solutions Yes 300 3.02 1.21.169-1.379to the problems.No 300 3.15 1.16I do not panic in extraordinary cases, I create a Yes 300 2.96 1.18.186-1.324solution.No 300 3.11 1.51I approach the problem in different ways when I Yes 300 3.68 1.22.001-3.338enconter a problem.No 300 4.03 1.37I enjoy the positive atmosphere when I solve the Yes 300 3.84 1.25.837.206problem.No 300 3.82 1.12Positive reactions I get solving a problem Yes 300 4.04 1.24.000-3.659motivate me.No 300 4.39 1.15My friends ask my help to solve a problem.Yes 300 3.60 1.36.004-2.864No 300 3.90 1.18Looking into the participants‟ opinion on the problem solving effect of sport in terms of participation rate insport activities, no meaninful difference is found between their opinion and participation rate for some entriessuch as; “I‟m compatible in groups works.” t(600)=.08; p>0.05, “I put the reasons of a problem in a logicalorder.” t(600)=.85; p>0.05, “I am not afraid of unprecedented problems.” t(600)=.54; p>0.05, “I help myfriends to solve their problems.” t(600)=.15; p>0.05, “My friends say that I can find practical solutions to theproblems. “t(600)=.16; p>0.05, “I do not panic in extraordinary cases, I create a solution” t(600)=.18; p>0.05,“I enjoy the positive atmosphere when I solve the problem..” t(600)=.83; p>0.05. On the other hand, othervariants meaningfully change according to their participation rate in sport activities.104