Motivation, Attitude, And Competence of Physical Education Students

In education, physical education is the subject that plays a very critical role in educating the whole student. This study investigated the level of motivation, attitude, and competence towards physical education of 400 1st and 2nd-year students at the University of Eastern Philippines.  This study utilized a structured survey questionnaire analyzed through simple descriptive statistics, Pearson-r, chi-square, and ANOVA. The results of the study showed a significant relationship between variables as rated by the respondents. There was also a significant difference in motivation among respondents when they are group according to the program. But does not show any significance to the students for attitude and competence. The results implied that a proposed action plan be implemented to improve students' attitude towards physical education, be them more motivated and highly competent in the subject.