vol. 11 núm. 1 (2021): ejercicio físico y salud

The objective of this study is to identify the level of acceptance that basic education students have towards the physical education class; in addition to knowing the degree of importance they give to this subject. The instrument was applied to 302 students in four primary schools of basic education in the state of Colima, two public and two private. The students’ age ranged from 8 to 13 years with an average of 10.35 years (±0.93), in grades 4th, 5th and 6th. The CAEF (Questionnaire of Attitudes towards Physical Education) was used, which is structured in four blocks: socio-demographic data, opinion on physical education classes, opinion on physical education teachers, and physical activity habits. The most relevant results show that students consider physical education to be of little use (m=1.97; ±0.43); however, the evaluation of the subject and of the physical education teacher is the factor with the highest score of the seven analyzed. It can be concluded that the physical education class has a high degree of acceptance by students; likewise, students in the private sector seem to value the subject and the teacher more than students in public schools.