INVESTIGATION OF LEISURE ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT MODES OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STUDYING AT SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT

This study was conducted to determine leisure activity assessment modes of the university students studying at Bartın University School of Physical Education and Sport. The universe of the study was composed of 405 university students attending to School of Physical Education and Sport, and 291 of them were chosen randomly as the sample group who participated to the survey voluntarily. Questionnaire form was used as data collection tool. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS 15.0 statistical software package, frequency (f) and percentage (%) distributions were interpreted presented in tables. According to analysis results, 43% of students who participated in the study have 3-4 hours leisure time and 33% of students 5-6 hours leisure time. In addition, it was observed that families provided adequate support for students about leisure. Moreover, a large majority of students found that leisure activities are educational and useful. 53.3% of students defined as leisure time left over from the work they have to do. Furthermore according to the majority students, sports provides a regular life to people. The activities in students leisure time respectively shaped 1. listening to music, 2. sports bringing active participation, 3. going to cinema and theater, 4. watching TV, 5. monitoring sports competitions. As a result, it has been identified that social activities of the department they study are inadequate and they did not adequately use school facilities, even though a majority of students have sufficient time to join in an activity.