THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR BASKETBALL FOR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

Tran Van Phuong

Abstract


Physical education plays a key role in the comprehensive development of students. This program not only helps improve physical health and enhance fitness but also cultivates life skills, discipline, teamwork ability, resilience, emotional balance, and stress reduction. The purpose of the research is to identify tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the physical education program in basketball for students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The research employs conventional methods in the field of physical education research, such as literature synthesis and analysis, interviews, pedagogical assessments, and statistical mathematics to address the research objectives. Research subjects included 789 (490 male, 299 female) first-year students, 19 years old, from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and 16 professionals, managers, and physical education lecturers. The research results identified 06 fitness assessment tests for students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, including: Run 30 m xpc (s), sit-ups (30 s/reps), standing long jump (cm), jump rope for 2 minutes (reps), flexibility test (cm), and shuttle run 4 x 10 m (s). The evaluation results show that the 30-session (1 credit) basketball physical education program is effective in developing the physical fitness tests of students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City (5 out of 6 tests for females and 4 out of 6 tests for males).

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effectiveness, Physical Education Program, basketball, students, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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