Physical education of student-age young people: problematic issues and research.

Abstract

The efficiency of two-hour classes in physical education per week for first-year students and their impact on their physical fitness level during an academic year was investigated in the article. The pedagogical experiment lasted for an academic year. At the beginning and at the end of the experiment, students carried out the tests enabling assessment of their physical qualities development (speed, endurance, strength and agility). The research showed that physical education in the scope of two hours per week is inefficient and requires definite improvement. By the end of the experiment, the results of students in all exercises declined; the physical fitness level dropped among male and female students.