2023, Vol. 10, Issue 2, Part F

A quasi-experimental study was initiated to find out the effect of structured physical education (SPE) on attitude of the elementary school students towards physical activity, and the differential influence of gender and age on the outcome. Pre-intervention and post-intervention data were collected from 171 elementary school children (age range 10-12 years) from six intact classes, two each from fifth, sixth and seventh grade levels, by administering the Scale of Attitude towards Physical Activity. The participants were separated into control groups (n = 80) and experimental groups (n = 91), comprised of children from different grade levels. The treatment consisted of 48 SPE classes each of 40 minutes duration, given at the rate of three classes per week, ended with post-testing of the measures. Data analysis by employing one-way ANCOVA revealed that SPE is effective in nurturing attitude of the elementary school students towards physical activities. Neither gender nor age of the participants was found to exert any differential influence on the effectiveness of SPE in fostering attitude of the elementary school students towards physical activity.