Attitudes toward physical activities among college students

This study examined perceived benefits and barriers of physical activities among college students. Exercises Benefits/Barriers Scale (Sechrist, Walker, and Pender, 1987) was administered to 80 participants. Results indicated that the most common perceived benefits to physical activity for both female and male students were enjoyment of exercises, and decreased feelings of stress and tension. The female students also reported that exercise improves mental health, while for male students it improves strength. Among females students, the most common barrier to exercising is having no time to exercise, whereas for male students wanting to do other things with their time. Costly to exercise, lack of encouragement from family, taking too much time to exercise, and embarrassment are the other common barriers to physical activity

Persepsi terhadap pengajaran dan pembelajaran pendidikan klinikal di kalangan pelajar fisioterapi semasa penempatan klinikal

Kajian ini mengenal pasti persepsi pelajar fisioterapi tahun tiga terhadap pengajaran dan pembelajaran semasa di penempatan klinikal. Seramai 154 pelajar peringkat ijazah sarjana muda dan diploma dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara dan Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu telah terlibat dengan menjawab soal selidik. Nilai kebolehpercayaan didapati tinggi bagi skala soal selidik aktiviti pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang diukur menggunakan Cronbach alpha (α = 0.94). Hasil kajian membuktikan terdapat perbezaan yang bererti (p < 0.05) mengenai persepsi pelajar dari segi tempoh penempatan klinikal, bilangan pelajar yang sesuai dalam sesuatu sesi pengajaran di klinikal, dan aktiviti pengajaran dan pembelajaran iaitu ‘aktiviti bertumpukan pesakit’ serta ‘maklum balas kepada pelajar.’ Kajian mendapati tahap pengajian mempengaruhi persepsi pelajar terhadap pengajaran dan pembelajaran semasa di penempatan klinikal. Kesimpulannya, tahap pengajian merupakan salah satu faktor penyebab yang mempengaruhi kadar pembelajaran pelajar semasa menjalani pendidikan klinikal