ATTITUDES TO CONDITIONING ACTIVITIES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TEACHERS AND PUPILS

The purpose of there search was to as certain physical education (PE) teachers' attitudes to conditioning activities and any differences in attitudes between teachers and pupils. The questionnaires "Pupils' Attitudes to Conditioning Activities Questionnaire" and " Teachers' Attitudes to Conditioning Activities Questionnaire" (Boben, Cecic Erpic, Skof & Zabukovec, 2005) were used to measure the attitudes of 89 PE primary and high school teachers and 1,152 pupils aged from 12 to 18 years. PE teachers have a highly positive attitude to the conditioning contents of PE, while teachers with more pedagogical experience perceive the pupils' attitude to conditioning activities even more positively. ANOVA and MANOVA results showed that teachers perceive pupils' attitudes to conditioning activities more critically than the pupils themselves. Theteachers'perception, however, does not differentiate between genders and age groups of young people. It can be concluded that the effectivenessofpedagogical work in PE classes would be improved by increasing teachers' sensitivity to perceptions of pupils' interests and needs.