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equipment were not adequate in the public schools of Turkey (16, 12). Obviously, these
factors seem to have an impact on students’ behaviour and attitudes.
With respect to general attitudes of physical education, students with high level of
academic achievement had a significantly more positive attitude than other students. This
study also found no significant differences in attitudes toward PE and educational level
and occupation of parents, although, the family environment providing several
opportunities for parental influence (17). These findings might be explained from
different perspectives. The first reason might be education system in Turkey. “Higher
education is essentially conducted at universities and anyone wishing to enroll in any
undergraduate program of the universities must take the university entrance examination
either as a complete or partial prerequisite for placement. The examination consists of (a)
The Student Selection Examination (OSS), and (b) The Foreign Language Examination
(YDS). OSS comprises two tests. One of them is prepared to measure mainly the
candidates’ verbal abilities, and the other, their quantitative abilities. Students are
essentially evaluated on the basis of their performance on the examinations together with
their academic achievement (grade-point averages) in high school” (18). For this reason,
parents and teachers support their students to focus on academic achievement rather than
physical education or other non-examination courses (5). They try to form their
perceptions of student’s academic achievement according to school grades and
standardized achievement test scores in the school setting. The second reason might be
explained that most students are not aware of the benefits of PE in their total education.
They do not know how to make a connection between PE and their academic
achievement in the school. It seems to suggest that more support needs to be provided for