The Effects of a Six Week, 11 Hour Ropes Course Unit on the Attitudes Towards Physical Activity of High School Students with Behavior Disorders
Author | : Jeff Lee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Adventure games |
ISBN | : |
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Students with behavior disorders were recruited from an alternative education center in La Crosse, WI, to participate in a 6 week, 11 hour ropes course unit to study its effect on their attitudes to physical activity. The instructional program contained adventure activities, indoor rock climbing, and high and low ropes course elements. Ten students were recruited, of these 3 dropped out and 1 did not participate in any of the climbing portions of the unit and was not included in the final statistical analysis. Data were gathered using a modified survey originally designed to measure the attitudes of adults toward physical activity. Results showed a general trend of improvement in attitude towards physical activity, but a paired t-test did not show significance at the 0.05 confidence level. Attendance and attitude improvement was not highly correlated with an r value 0.34.