RESEARCH OF UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE DISCIPLINE “PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS” WITH THE AIM OF OPTIMIZING THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

• Main Author: Zh. Georgiev*
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trakia University 2020-12-01
• Series: Trakia Journal of Sciences
• Subjects: questionnaire survey; physical qualities; health status; motives; difficulties
• Online Access: http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/TJS%20-%20Suppl.1,%20Vol.18,%202020/153_Zh.Georgiev.pdf

Sports is a field of activity towards which people stress significant interest and which has the potential to reach everyone, regardless of their age, social status as well as physical qualities. Among Bulgarian society the question of youth and children’s health is increasingly becoming more actual means are being considered to increase their physical aptitude and overcome the low level of motor activity. The aim of the research is to ascertain the attitude of students of the University of Forestry towards the discipline “Physical education and sports” with the tendency of optimizing the educational process with the premise of improving the physical aptitude as well as the health status of students. A questionnaire survey was conducted in which 90 second-year students of the University of Forestry from the sports groups took part. A substantial amount of the interviewed believes that the educational process of physical education and sports in the University of Forestry could be improved, given that the number of practiced sports is increased and the educational programs are enriched in accordance with modern tendencies.