Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v23i1.4245
PE Class Attendance and Engagement in Recreational Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrea Vrbik
; Faculty of Kinesiology University of Zagreb Horvaćanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Vrbik
; University of Slavonski Brod, EDUDpt Trg Ivane Brlić Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Srna Jenko Miholić
; Faculty of Teacher Education University of Zagreb Savska cesta 77, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This study was conducted among 137 male students (average age 16.1) of a vocational
high school via an online questionnaire concerning online schooling, PE class
participation and participation in recreational (leisure) activities before and during
the pandemic lockdown. According to the p-value of the Wilcoxon test (p=0.014),
the mean value (3.92:3.61), the mode value (4:3) and the frequency of the mode
value (46:48) for the observed variables, the students attended PE classes when
they were held regularly significantly more than online PE class. Furthermore, the
p-value of the Wilcoxon test (p=0.003), the mean (3.72:3.41), the mode (5:3) and
the frequency of the mode (57:46) value indicated that students were significantly
more engaged in recreational activities before the lockdown than during the
lockdown. In order to encourage physical activity during online schooling, a few
possible solutions are presented.
Keywords
corona virus; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; screen time; youth
Hrčak ID:
256411
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Publication date:
23.3.2021.
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