The Contribution Of Physical Education To Students Physical Fitness Health And Academic Achievement In Some Selected Secondary School In North Shoa Zone

Physical Education is the basis of healthy living conditions, social, physical and mentalrnwellbeingness to citizens. This study is made in searching for the major problems that affectrnthe implementation of the subject in some selected secondary school in North Shoa zonernunder Amhara Region and to recommend the possible solutions to be taken to avoid thernproblems. The primary sources of data were students, Health and Physical Education teachers,rnand school leaders in some selected secondary schools. The secondary sources were relevantrnbooks and manuals. Data from primary source were collected using questionnaire, interviewrnand observation as data collecting instrument from respondents. The descriptive data collectedrnwere processed organized, and tabulated in percentile for analysis.rnThe result shows that most of the teachers of Health and Physical Education teachers andrnstudents do not develop interests towards the subject. Teachers ability of teaching the subjectrnwas poor, hence they do not use various methods of teaching, appropriate teaching aid withrnsufficient quantity where needed.rnIn addition to these, in most schools the environment was not suitable for the instruction ofrnHealth and Physical Education subject, and also the period distribution (schedule) of Healthrnand Physical Education is not suitable for the subject (particularly for practical lesson).rnThe findings further indicate that some factors such as inadequacy of period allotmentrnshortage of facilities (equipment’s), lack of appropriate training fields, less attention of thernconcerned bodies and poor environmental condition appear to have to the ineffectiveness ofrnthe subject.rnBased on the findings the researcher put the following possible recommendation. Thernconcerned bodies should give proper attention to the subject, initiate and motivate Physicalrneducation teachers, add additional periods or contact hour, fulfill school facility and sportrnequipment’s so as to bring tang able and sustainable changes on the contribution of physicalrneducation.rnKey Words: Physical fitness, Health, academic achievement, contribution, physical education

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