Relationship between

Attitude and Participation on Physical Activity among

Undergraduate Student of Faculty Education
UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor.

ED246 7B
Prepared by:
Nabilah binti Yaakub.
(2013806302)
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
PROBLEM
Many student have negative attitude to participate in physical activity.
Obesity student is difficult to motivate to him/her participate in physical activity.
Student only participate in low-level activity ( not have health benefit)

FACTOR
they do not want to change their bad habit even though they know the bad effects.
They do not like to involve exercises that are too extreme.
They will feel bored if they do the same activity for all time.
Role model of physical activity among their family is limited.

IMPACT
Lacked physical activity is carried out.
health care as a key element for life elective is not successful.
Physical education are not successful in promote the positive attitude toward
physical activity.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
Previous shows that there are relationship between attitude and
participation in physical activity. (Stuckles, 2001)
There are previous research has been done to overcome this problem
with difference method :-
They produce some program with male and female student (Yan,
Cardinal, 2013)
Give motivation and information (Chang, 2007).

WHAT IS NOT BEEN DONE

Not much study has been carried out to investigate the relationship
between attitude and participation in physical activity in local context.
An only 1 research about relationship between attitude and
participation in physical activity, Jeannie Gail Stuckles, (2001) has been
carried out this study.
 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

To identify the level To identify the

To examine attitude
of participation relationship between
toward physical
toward physical attitude and
activity among
activity among participation toward
undergraduate
undergraduate physical activity among
student of Faculty undergraduate student
student of Faculty
Education, UiTM of Faculty Education,
Education, UiTM
Puncak Alam, UiTM Puncak Alam,
Puncak Alam,
Selangor. Selangor.
Selangor.
 RESEARCH QUESTION

There is relationship
What the attitude What the level of between attitude
toward physical participation toward and participation
activity among physical activity toward physical
undergraduate among undergraduate activity among
student of Faculty student of Faculty undergraduate
Education, UiTM Education, UiTM student of Faculty
Puncak Alam, Puncak Alam, Education, UiTM
Selangor? Selangor? Puncak Alam,
Selangor?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be a

This study will be
significant for teacher
significant in promote
about student
benefit of physical
participation in
activity to student.
physical activity.
 DEFINITION OF TERM
ATTITUDE How the students feel and think toward
physical activity and how they manage
TOWARD PHYSICAL to perform (positive or negative) the
ACTIVITY behavior. (Ramsey, 2012)

ACTIVITY The type and frequency of a person

engaging in doing activity within 6
PARTICIPATION months. (Chang, 2007)

Any body movement that is carried out

PHYSICAL to produce energy by the skeletal
muscles to enhances health and
ACTIVITY produces health benefits. (Fahey, Insel,
and Roth, 2001)
 LITRETURE REVIEW
Chang, S. (2007). Relationship between Motivation Factor and Physical Activity
Participation of University Student in Taiwan. Unpublished Doctoral Degree
Dissertation, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas.

Liu, W., Wang, J., & Xu, F. (2008). Middle school childrens attitudes towards physical
activity. Journal of Research, 3 ( 2 ), 78 85.

ORourke, M. (2011). Predictors of Attitudes toward Physical Activity as a Function of

Secondary School Physical Education Experiences among Adults. Unpublished Doctoral
Degree Dissertation, University of Middle Tennessee State.

Ruiz, A. (2001). The Predictability of Self-Reported Physical Activity, Attitude toward Physical
Activity , and Gender Differences on Cardiovascular Endurance among Sixth-Grade
Hispanic Students. Unpublished Doctoral Degree Dissertation, University of Houston.

Stuckless, J.G (2001). The Relationship between Attitude and Participation in Physical
Activity among Older Women. Unpublished Doctoral Degree Dissertation, School of
Nursing Memorial University of Newfoundland.
 RESEACH DESIGN
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
According to Chua, ( 2012) survey is
useful for quantitative research.
SAMPLE
1100 population = 285 sample
(Based on Krejcie and Morgans
sample size table)
Simple Random Sampling
Procedure.
POPULATION
Total Undergraduate Student of
Faculty Education UiTM Puncak Alam
is 1114 Students
7 Undergraduate Program :-
TESL, ART, PHE, BIOLOGY , PHYSICS,
MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY
INSTRUMENT
Questionnaire
Adapt from Jeannie Gail Stuckless
(2001). This instrument was intended
to measure Relationship between
Attitude and Participation on
Physical Activity.
 DATA ANALYSIS
TYPE OF
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
MEASUREMENT
1. To examine attitude toward physical activity
among undergraduate student of Faculty FREQUENCY & PERCENTAGE
Education, UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor.

2. To identify the level of participation toward

physical activity among undergraduate student
of Faculty Education, UiTM Puncak Alam,
MEAN & STANDARD DEVIATION
Selangor.

3. To identify the relationship between attitude

and participation toward physical activity
among undergraduate student of Faculty
PEARSON CORRELATION
Education, UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor.