UTILIZATION OF SPORT EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

UTILIZATION OF SPORT EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study

Sports have grown globally in proportion to the extent that sport activities are deliberately encouraged within nations. In Nigeria, it is recognized as a tool for national mobilization cultural reorientation, national integration and unity (Iklioya, 1996) Onitade, 2000) sports in Nigeria have become important endevour so much that its measurement and development has become the responsibilities of governmental and non-government organization in an attempt to bring sporting activity to it peaks.

Sport forms are aspect of physical education. They are activities done for enjoyment during leisure hours and they involve competition. Some sports are done individually, with a partner such as swimming, running, jumping, throwing, and cycling lawn tennis, table tennis gout, badminton and squash. Other sports are tone in teams such as soccer, volley balls, routers, among others. Sport facilities therefore, connote permanent structures built for the sporting activities such as Atheistic track, stadia, soccer pitches, basket ball court, lawn tennis court, squash court, gymnasium, among others (Ogundairo 2010) sport equipment on the other hand refers to those disposable item used in sports such as horizontal bars, weight infixing materials. Basketball posts, hockey post, racket among others. (Ogundario 2010). The most important aspect is the utilization of these sport equipment and facilities in the teaching physical and health education. Ekanem (1995). Observed that the utilization of sport equipment facilities are essential for effective teaching of physical and health education, since different types of activities require different equipment facilities. He concluded by saying that when these equipment and facilities are utilized it will definitely brings about effectiveness in teaching physical and health education.

Oluiwen (2002) agreed with his statement when he added effective utilization of sport equipment /facilities will not only make the learners of physical and health education active, but will also create an enabling atmosphere for teacher student relationship that definitely leads to effectiveness of teaching and learning process. In most advanced countries of the world; education authorizes have realized the benefits accruing from participation in sport programmes and they have not hesitated in including physical education in their curriculum as part of the learning experience offered to the students.

UTILIZATION OF SPORT EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

Singh (2011) opine that the teaching of physical and health education in secondary schools cannot be overemphasized since the aim and objective of physical and health education is to develop human personality in its totality.

Sport activities have been seen as an instrument for national unity since it brings people from various states and schools in Nigeria together through a healthy competition. This involves the development of the physical, mental social emotional and moral aspects so as to make the individual a good citizen. Such person should be able to make contribution in the process of nation building in his or her own may. Oalk (2011) that physical and health education helps instill in the learners /students the value and skills through physical activities. Through the utilization of sport equipment / facilities the learner will learn skills necessary to perform variety of physical activities as well as its contribution to healthy life style. Physical and health education activities also provides ample opportunities to develop tracts such as cooperation respect to others healthy, sportsmanship, self confidence and other qualities which help a person to make a good citizen. The objective of culture aims at developing an understanding and appreciation of one’s own local environment as well as the environment which is outside the immediate environment physical and health education activities such as dance and games help the participate to fully understand the history culture, tradition, religious practices and the aesthetic values associated with these activities. In other to achieve these objectives of physical and health education proper utilization of sport equipment /facilities should be encourage in the teaching and learning of physical and health education.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

The situation of physical and health education in Nigeria and Etim Ekpo specifically is not satisfactory. This is because facilities such as court and pitches equipment such as balls, nets, javelin racket are not properly and effectively utilized. Bucher and Korfee (2002) opine that sport equipment/facilities should always be utilized in teaching physical and health education in other for the learners top understand the subject. It is also noticed in today’s schools, that increase population rising school enrolment city life school types (mixed and single sex), limited space and material, teacher competence are all altering the effective teaching of physical and health education in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. It was in this boundary that the researcher was interested to investigate on the utilization of sport equipment /facilities and teaching effectiveness in physical and health education in secondary school in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.

UTILIZATION OF SPORT EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

1.3 Purpose of the Study

The main purpose of this study was to determine the utilization of sport equipment/facilities and teaching effectiveness of physical and health education in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.

Specifically, the study sought to:-

  1. Determine the extent to which of sport equipment/facilities are utilized in the teaching of physical and health education.
  2. Determine the extent to which the utilization of sport equipment/facilities affects the teaching of physical and health education

1.4Significant of the Study

This study will be of great benefit in the following way:-

This study will help to increase the interest of learners in the study of physical and health education since sport equipment /facilities are been utilized.

The teacher of physical and health education will benefit from this study by understanding the need for appropriate utilization of sport equipment/facilities. It will be helpful to the institution like government and non-government organization to suggest measure in the provision of adequate sport equipment/facilities for effective teaching of physical and health education.

UTILIZATION OF SPORT EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

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