ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The achievement for the completion of this study is credited to the

contributions made by a number of persons. First and for most I express
my deepest gratitude to my adviser Mogesie Ayal for all guidance, support
and giving me suggestive and educative comments in the process of
conducting my study. In line with this I want to express my thanks to
Mezgebe Mena for providing me with necessary assistances and he help me
throughout the study.

I would like to express my gratitude to my staff member Mintesenot Basha

and Adane Ariba they help me throughout Data collection.

In addition to this my gratitude will further go to Chencha and Doko Dalo

primary school for providing me all necessary facilities and materials for
the accomplishment of my work.

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 Table of content
Contents page

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION -----------------------------------------------------------------------1
1.1 Background of the Study------------------------------------------------------2
1.2 Statement of the Problem-----------------------------------------------------2
1.3 Research Questions------------------------------------------------------------2
1.4 Research Objectives -----------------------------------------------------------3
1.4.1 General objective--------------------------------------------------------3
1.4.2 Specific objective---------------------------------------------------------3
1.5 Significance of the Study------------------------------------------------------3
1.6 Delimitation of the Study-----------------------------------------------------4
1.7 Limitation of the Study--------------------------------------------------------4
1.8 Definitions of Terms -----------------------------------------------------------4
1.9 Organization of the study ----------------------------------------------------4

CHAPTER TWO

2. Review of related literature---------------------------------------------------------5

2.1 Concept of attitude -------------------------------------------------------------5

2.2 Performance and attitude -----------------------------------------------------8
2.3 Students interest ---------------------------------------------------------------9
2.4 Major problems in teaching Effective physical education practical
class----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
2.5 Concept of physical activities------------------------------------------------14
2.6. History of physical education-----------------------------------------------15

2.7 Psychological benefits of physical activities -------------------------------21

2.8 Females and physical education--------------------------------------------23

2.9 Female in sport-----------------------------------------------------------------24

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 2.10 Role Models--------------------------------------------------------------------24
2.11 Teaching Environment-------------------------------------------------------25
2.12. Co- educational setting-----------------------------------------------------25
2.13 Teacher as role model--------------------------------------------------------26
2.14 Cultural attitudes towards female in physical education--------------27
2.15. Developing ideas of equal opportunities for boy and girls-------------28

CHAPTER THREE

3. RESERCH METHOD AND PROCEDURE--------------------------------------30

3.1 Research method ----------------------------------------------------------30
3.2 Research design-------------------------------------------------------------30
3.3 source of data---------------------------------------------------------------30
3.4 sampling ---------------------------------------------------------------------31
3.5 Sample size and Sampling Technique--------------------------------31
3.6 Data Collection Instruments------------------------------------------------31
3.7 Data collection procedure------------------------------------------------------32
3.8 Methods of Data Analysis-----------------------------------------------32

CHAPTER FOUR

4. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION---------------------------------------33

CHAPTER FIVE

5. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION-----------------------48

5.1 Summary-------------------------------------------------------------------------48

5.2 Conclusion-----------------------------------------------------------------------52

5.3 Recommendation---------------------------------------------------------------53

Reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------54

Appendix--------------------------------------------------------------------------------56

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