Formation of the Students' Volitional Qualities in the Process of Physical Education

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the development level of the students’ volitional qualities and their impact on physical fitness. The research of the formation of the students’ volitional qualities was conducted in 2014-2020 in three stages. At the first stage, the significance of the difficulties that arise in the process of physical education was assessed, and the volitional qualities structure of the students of different genders was determined. At the second stage, the methodology of the volitional qualities assessment was developed and the development level of the students’ volitional qualities in the process of physical education was defined. At the third stage, the students’ level of physical fitness concerning the level of volitional qualities development was investigated. The study involved 972 students between the ages of 17 and 22. It was found that the main volitional qualities of students are purposefulness, persistence and perseverance, endurance and self-control, proactivity, and independence. In addition, purposefulness is the leading volitional quality around which other qualities are grouped in a certain system. It was found that 16.2% of male students and 10.1% of female students had a high level of volitional qualities development. 54.7% of male students and 37.6% of female students had a medium level. 29.1% of male students and 52.3% of female students had a low level of volitional qualities development. It was designated that students who were characterized by highly-developed volitional qualities had a high level of physical qualities development.