Effects of Architectural Elements (Texture, Materials and Color), of School Playgrounds and Students’ Tendency Toward Physical Activity

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Introduction :Proper design of physical spaces and the use of performance indicators, principles of physical aesthetics in the design of educational spaces responsive to the needs of students are mentally and physically.
Purpose:The aim of this Study was the correlation between architectural elements (texture, materials and color), of schools playgrounds and students’ tendency to physical activity.
Methodology:The subjects included are 400 students (189 girls, 211 boys) of 10 high schools of Sari city We used peter rudd& et al (2008) questionnaire to gather data. The questionnaire measured architectural elements that affected physical activity among students. The cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was 80% probability and data analyzed using regression, and correlation.
 Results: showed that more positive views of students to school Playground in terms of architectural elements (texture, materials and color), ends to more motivations for engaging in physical activities.
Conclusions:Therefore we can encourage students to participate at physical activity by decorating school Playground with better and more attractive materials and colors.

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