The difference between traditional physical education curriculums and an experimental physical education curriculum (physical dimensions) on attitudes of ninth grade students toward physical education.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference existed between traditional physical education curriculums and an experimental physical education curriculum (Physical Dimensions) on the attitudes of ninth grade students toward physical education. Subjects for this study were male and female students from six high schools in the state of Kansas, who were enrolled in either a traditional ninth grade physical education program (459 subjects) or in the ninth grade Physical Dimension program (289 subjects). The subjects participated by taking the Wear Attitude Scale, which was administered four times over a nine week period. All data were analyzed at the 12 < .05 level of significance through the use of one-way analysis of variance and repeated measures analysis of variance. There was a significant difference between the attitude scores of the students in traditional physical education programs and the students in the experimental physical education program. There was no significant difference between the attitude scores of the males and females in each of the curriculums.