Payame Noor University Applied Research of Sport Management 2345-5551 5 4 2017 04 21 Female students’ perception on physical education courses Female students’ perception on physical education courses 21 31 3664 FA Rahim Ramzaninejad Guilan University Fateme Jafari Chamedani Guilan University Hoseyn Sepasi Azad University Kazem Hozhabri amozesh va parvaresh khomam Journal Article 2014 04 26 Awareness of the girls' beliefs, attitudes and perceptions toward physical education course and school sport is the best way to diagnose the participation behavior in physical activity and it has a major contribution to the development and progression of physical education and future community women's active lifestyle. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to survey the female students’ perception on physical education classes in junior high school of Rasht. Statistical population were all female students in junior high school of Rasht (n=12472) that 435 people were selected as samples with possible of falling in tests. The instrument was Azmoon (1388) researcher-made questionnaire with a slight modification. Its validity was confirmed by 10 university masters and the reliability was confirmed by using cronbach (r=0.75).The data analyzed by the Kruskalwallis, K2 and spearman correlation coefficient in significant level p≤ 0.05. Results showed that most students (88.7 percent) have positive perception toward physical education lesson. Also, most students (88.49) had a positive perception of their abilities in this class. There was significant difference between student's perception in various grades toward physical education course as well as the ability in this class. Moreover, first grade students in these two variables were ranked higher. Also, findings indicated that Math, Sciences, English and Arabic language were more important than physical education lesson from view point of students, and educational lesson was less important than physical education course. Awareness of the girls' beliefs, attitudes and perceptions toward physical education course and school sport is the best way to diagnose the participation behavior in physical activity and it has a major contribution to the development and progression of physical education and future community women's active lifestyle. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to survey the female students’ perception on physical education classes in junior high school of Rasht. Statistical population were all female students in junior high school of Rasht (n=12472) that 435 people were selected as samples with possible of falling in tests. The instrument was Azmoon (1388) researcher-made questionnaire with a slight modification. Its validity was confirmed by 10 university masters and the reliability was confirmed by using cronbach (r=0.75).The data analyzed by the Kruskalwallis, K2 and spearman correlation coefficient in significant level p≤ 0.05. Results showed that most students (88.7 percent) have positive perception toward physical education lesson. Also, most students (88.49) had a positive perception of their abilities in this class. There was significant difference between student's perception in various grades toward physical education course as well as the ability in this class. Moreover, first grade students in these two variables were ranked higher. Also, findings indicated that Math, Sciences, English and Arabic language were more important than physical education lesson from view point of students, and educational lesson was less important than physical education course. https://arsmb.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_3664_cc5f87606a8db7341041f21f752a3ed6.pdf