African Educational Research Journal - Vol. 10(3) - Full Length Research Paper - Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates' Views on Combat Sports

Q: What is the main purpose of the study?

To examine prospective teachers’ opinions about combat sports based on various variables.

Q: How were differences between groups analyzed?

Gender was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, training year was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and effect sizes were calculated with Rosenthal’s formula r=Z/√N.

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This study examines opinions of prospective teachers in sports sciences faculties about combat sports under various variables. The study used the “Attitude Scale towards Fighting Sports” developed by Kayapınar et al. (2016). The population comprised 1330 students at Trakya University Kırkpınar Faculty of Sports Sciences, and 343 teacher candidates were selected via random sampling. Data normality was assessed with kurtosis and skewness; reliability used Cronbach Alpha. Mann-Whitney U test analyzed gender, Kruskal-Wallis tested training year, and effect size was computed using Rosenthal’s formula r=Z/√N.

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African Educational Research Journal Vol. 10(3), pp. 335-341, September 2022 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.103.22.053 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Examination of physical education and sports teacher candidates' views on combat sports Cüneyt Taşkin1* and Tolga Kaan Bahadir2 1Kırkpınar Faculty of Sports Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kocaeli University, Turkey. Accepted 14 September, 2022 | ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the opinions of prospective teachers studying at the faculty of sports sciences about combat sports according to various variables. For this purpose, the “Attitude Scale towards Fighting Sports” created by Kayapınar et [al. in](al. in) 2016 was used. The population of the research consists of 1330 students studying at Trakya University Kırkpınar Faculty of Sports Sciences. The confidence interval of the study was considered 95%(p < 0.05) . A total of 343 teacher candidates were reached by random sampling method. According to the "gender and training year" variables of the sample group, the scores they got from the Attitude Scale towards Fighting Sports were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 package program . The normality distributions of the data were examined by examining the kurtosis and skewness values. Cronbach Alpha value was used in the reliability calculation of the dimensions. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the "gender" variable, one of the independent variables of the research, and the Kruskal-Wallis test for the "training year" variable. Rosenthal formula (r=Z/√N) was used to calculate the effect size of the meaningful results obtained with the test statistics. The effect sizes of the tests with statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) were calculated. As a result, significant difference was found in the "satisfaction" sub-dimension of the research scale according to the gender variable, and in the pleasure, incentive and all scale dimensions according to the athlete's background (p < 0.05) .
Keywords: Combat sports, teacher candidates, physical education. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: [cuneyttaskin@trakya.edu.tr. Tel:](cuneyttaskin@trakya.edu.tr. Tel:) +905077648760. | INTRODUCTION Education is a struggle and self-sacrifice, where input and output are evaluated as behavioral changes in the process, and which requires a disciplined struggle from programming to teaching, from teacher to administrator, whose source, producer, employee and product are human. When we think of struggle, the first thing that comes to our mind is sports. Sport is a discipline and a culture (Yücel, 2003) . In the most general sense, sports are educational and entertaining activities that provide the development of physical and mental abilities, which are generally based on competition, with their own rules (The World Taekwondo Federation [WTF], 1986) . Sport is divided into 2 groups, that is, individual and team sports. An individual needs to do a sport in which he can demonstrate his physical, motoric and mental performances, which includes individual struggle, and while doing this, subjecting himself to a certain sportive training leads him to a sport branch in which he expresses himself. Whether an athlete will continue to do sports is closely related to that person's learning motives (Kayapınar et al. , 2016) . According to Eserpek (1981, cited in Canakay, 2006), a human is a complex entity that is the product of interaction with other people in the society and social groups of which he is a part. From the moment of birth, human beings interact with both their physical and social environment and socialize in a way that develops personality traits, attitudes, behavior patterns and worldview in line with the expectations of the interaction situation. Attitudes are dynamic, persistent, stimulating and motivating. Attitudes direct people's lives by influencing their thoughts, feelings and behaviors Afr Educ Res J

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What is the main purpose of the study?

To examine prospective teachers’ opinions about combat sports based on various variables.

Which measurement tool was used in the research?

The study used the “Attitude Scale towards Fighting Sports” created by Kayapınar et al. (2016).

How were differences between groups analyzed?

Gender was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, training year was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and effect sizes were calculated with Rosenthal’s formula r=Z/√N.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by McQueen