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Aim: This study aimed to determine college students' understanding of free time, the duration of the free time they have, how they observe free time activities and how they evaluate their free time. Method: This study was carried out at the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Selçuk University in Konya, Turkey and the study group was composed of undergraduate students of the mentioned faculty. The theoretical framework in the study was obtained from the literature and the data in the research area by the method of a questionnaire. A goal-oriented questionnaire was prepared. Intelligibility, construct validity and reliability of the questionnaire was determined. The questionnaire's Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for reliability was found to be 0.54. Using the method of random sampling, the questionnaires were filled out by the determined individuals during their one on one interviews. A total of 604 people have participated in the questionnaire; 311 men, 283 women and 10 individuals who did not specify their gender. The obtained questionnaire data were entered into a computer for statistical analysis and, using the proper statistics software program (SPSS?), the statistical analysis was carried out. Statistically, for the detection of frequency (%), Crosstabs and differences, Chi-Square(X2) test was used. The answers given to each question were interpreted. A p-value of less than 0.05 between the (compared?) variables was considered as statistically significant. Results: In result of evaluating the obtained data; the participants' free time is mostly regarded as the remaining time outside of class hours, the time besides the things they are obliged to do, between the range of 1-4 hours of free time per day, while they consider free time activities as means for happiness, having fun, a time to be spent with friends, as well as educational, knowledge and culture enhancing. Conclusion'. When put in order according to the percentage of given answers, we can say that, generally they spend their free time by watching various television shows, actively doing sports, having conversations with their friends at the school canteen, listening to music, going to the theatre and cinema, reading various books, newspapers and magazines, attending social and societal activities, walking around town, surfing on the internet and being occupied with crafts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study has been conducted to assess the attitudes of those high schoolstudentsactively doing sportsandnotactively doing sportstowardphysical education and sportsclasses. Method: The study is the one conducted according to scanning model. The population of the study consists of the high school institutions in the center of the province of Burdurand districtsselected and the sample group consists of the students studying in those schools. The data was obtained by means of a survey method in the study. As the survey, the physical education and sportsclassattitudescale developed by Güllü and Güçlü (2009) was used by updating. The Cronbach's Alpha reliabilitycoefficient of the survey was scrutinized. Cronbach's Alpha reliabilitycoefficient was found as 0, 94. The surveys were conducted through the random sampling method in the sampling group by means of one-to-one discussions. Totally 950 individuals responded to the survey, 522 of whom being female and 428 males. As a statistical operation form the data obtained, frequency (%) Independent Samples T-test was applied. In the determination of the differences, 0,05 significance level was accepted and the comments were made according to the averages of the responses given to each question. Results: Upon the assessment of the data obtained, it appears that the attitudes of the students studying at various high schools toward physical education and sportsclasses are in general positive but, upon the comparative analysis between the variables, it is determined that those students actively doing sportsexhibit more positive attitude than those not actively doing sports. Conclusion-.That is to say, there is significant difference of opinion between the variables, which is statistically at 0, 05 significance level (P<0, 05). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research has been done with the aim of determining Physical Education & Sports students' and Elementary Education students' learning skills and their opinions about foreign language (English) learning. The research population is Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Physical Education and Sports Department and Elementary Education Department. The sample group, on the other hand, includes those students studying at these departments. Research data has been obtained through literature scanning and survey method. The survey has been applied to the students through random sampling method after providing the intelligibility, scope validity and reliability of the survey which has been developed to support the result of the research. The obtained data has been coded for statistical operation in computer environment via suitable statistic program. As statistic operation, frequency (f), percentage (%), cross table (Crosstab), to test the differences X-Square (Χ²) have been applied. After the operation, % distribution for each question has been shown and to determine differences of opinion, comments have been made taken 0.05 as confidence interval. As a result of the data, we can say that students have usually difficulty in learning English; when they are learning, they do it better by reading, writing, listening and speaking, and they learn it because foreign language enables them to find a job easier and they mainly learn it to pass the course. From the changeable, we have found statistically significant difference of opinion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the research is to define free time spending ways of university students, and the benefits they gained through these activities. The universe of the research is Mehmet Akif Ersoy University and the sample group of the research is composed of the students of all Faculties and high schools of the Univeristy. The data of the research has been obtained through literature review and questionnaire. After the comprehensiblity, scope validty and reliability of the questionnaire which were prepared paralel to the purpose have been tested it has been applied to the 1,2,3,4 and 5th grade stundets of faculty and high schools with random sampling method. The questionnaire has been applied to 1294 male, 1629 female students. 12 of the participants did not mention their genders. The total number of the students who have participated in the questionnaire is 2935. The data obtained has been coded to SPSS packet program in electronic environment. As statistic operation, frequency (f), percentage (%) and cross table has been applied. Result of each question were interpreted in accordance with % distributions As a conclusion, it can be said that students generally spend their free times by listening to music, walking around, watching TV and VCD, reading books-gazettes, visiting friends, going to the cinema and theatre, researching on internet, participating social activities, having sports which require active participation, conducting hand-craft activities which develop hand skills and watching sport programmes. The students mention that free time activities are beneficial for their health and they create a friendly environment between participants and let them know teach other better. They also mentioned that these activities help them get rid of the tiredness of the day, make them happy and they increase their knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]