The Comparison of physical activity level and academic achievement motivation of talented male students before and one year after covid-۱۹ quarantine

The closure of schools following the covid-۱۹ quarantine was accompanied by changes in students levels of activity and motivation for academic achievement.The aim of this study wasto compare therelationship between physical activity level and academic achievement motivation of gifted male students before and one year after covid-۱۹ quarantine.The research method was correlation-comparative.The statistical population consisted of۱۵۰gifted male high schoolstudents in Rasht.۱۰۸ students were selected as a sample using Morgan table.Beck physical activity and motivation questionnaires were completed online by submitting in cyberspace.Kolmograph-Smirnov test was used to determine the natural distribution of data,Spearman correlation test was used to examine the relationship between variables, Fisher s test was used to compare the correlation coefficients before and after quarantine,and Wilcoxon test was used to compare the variables before and after covid-۱۹.The results showed that there was no significant difference between the level of physical activity of students before and after one year of covid-۱۹ quarantine.But changes in body mass index(p=۰.۰۱۶)and motivation for academic achievement(p = ۰.۰۰۰)were significant.The Comparison of the relationship between the level of physical activity and motivation for academic achievement before(p= ۰.۴۰ and r=۰.۰۸)and after(p = ۰.۵andr= ۰.۰۵)quarantine showed.The difference between the two relationships was not significant(p= ۰.۰۴۷andz = ۰.۹۷۵).Comparison of the relationship between the level of physical activity and body mass index before(p = ۰.۹۵and r= -۰.۰۰۶)and after(p= ۰.۲۶and r=-۰.۱۰)showed that the difference between the two relationships was not significant(-۰۸۸.۰=p and z=۰.۵۸۴).the comparison of the relationship between body mass index and motivation for academic achievement before(p= ۰.۱۷ and r =-۰.۱۳)and after(p = ۰.۰۶ and r= ۰.۱۸)quarantine showed that the difference between distance was not P= ۰.۱۸۱ and z= ۰.۳۵۰).Furthermore,The results showed an increase in body mass index and a decrease in students motivation for academic achievement after one year of quarantine.But the relationship between the level of physical activity and motivation for academic achievement before and after covid-۱۹ was low and similar.Among the reasons for the low relationship between the variables can be the homogeneity of the level of physical activity and motivation for academic achievement of gifted students.

کلیدواژه ها:

Level of physical activity ، Motivation for academic achievement ، Covid-۱۹ ، talented