1. Conclusion
After examining of the effect of Tae kwon do training and the development of personality, which elementary school students can have, this study could conclude as follows;
1) The level of satisfaction based on demographic variables
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1. Conclusion
After examining of the effect of Tae kwon do training and the development of personality, which elementary school students can have, this study could conclude as follows;
1) The level of satisfaction based on demographic variables
Firstly, there was no difference of the level based on gender.
Secondly, there were differences of the level in all the areas based on the school grade. Students in 3-4th grade and 5-6th grade showed more satisfaction in the self-defense than middle school students. When it comes to skills, 5-6th graders showed more satisfaction than students in middle school. 5-6th graders were also more satisfied in terms of physical features than 1-2nd graders and students in middle school. 1-2nd, 3-4th, 5-6th graders had more satisfaction than middle school students in terms of mentality.
Thirdly, there were differences in all the areas in terms of the satisfaction of training based on the length of training period. Students with 1-2 years or over 2 years of training showed more satisfaction in the self-defense than those who learned less than 6 months or 6 months to a year. When it comes to skills, students with 1-2 years and more than 2 years of training showed more satisfaction than students who learned 6 months to a year. Students who learned more than 2 years were also more satisfied in terms of physical features than those learned less than 6 months or 6 months to a year. 1-2 years and more than 2 years of learning period appeared to show more satisfaction than students trained less than 6 months in terms of mentality.
Fourthly, students who participated in an exhibition game were more satisfied than those who didn't, in terms of their 'skill', 'body', and 'sprit', considering of participation in it.
Finally, students who participated in the exhibition game had differences in two fields about the numbers of times, which means that students who trained 3-4 times were more satisfied than those who did 1-2 times and every day. Also students were satisfied when they trained 3-4 times or everyday more than they trained 1-2 times in terms of mental satisfaction.
2) The development of personality based on demographic variables
Firstly, there was no difference in the development of personality based on gender.
Secondly, there were differences in the development in all the areas based on the school grade. Students in 1-2nd grader, 3-4th grade and 5-6th grade showed more satisfaction in the emotional aspects than middle school students. For social aspects, 3-4th graders and 5-6th graders showed more satisfaction than students in middle school. 1-2nd, 3-4th and 5-6th graders also seemed to put more focus in terms of attitude than students in middle school.
Thirdly, there were differences in all the areas in terms of the satisfaction of training based on the length of training period. Students with over 2 years of training showed more satisfaction in the emotional aspects than those who learned for 6 months to a year. When it comes to social aspects, students with 1-2 years and more than 2 years of training showed more satisfaction than students who learned less than 6 months or 6 months to a year. Students who learned more than 2 years were also more satisfied in terms of attitude than those learned for 6 months to a year.
Fourthly, students who participated in an exhibition game more developed personality that had active attitude than those who didn't,
Finally, students who participated in the exhibition game had no difference pertinent to the numbers of times in developing personality.