ANALYSIS OF THE EFECCTIVENESS OF TURKISH MILITARY ACADEMY PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH RESPECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT

Developing and changing technologies shows its effects in the area of Physical Education and Sport as much as other disciplines. At the present time it is necessary to follow innovations like equipment and facilities to improve athletic performance. The purpose of this study is analyzes the effectiveness of Turkish Military Academy Physical Education and Sports (PES) program with respect to available technological advancements in this area and bring out suggestions to improve program. First the situation of the current program and the available facilities is presented through facts and figures. Then through surveys and interviews with the Turkish Military Academy PES Group personnel, their ideas on whether the program is effective and the facilities are satisfactory have been collected. As a result of the research, the current program was found to be satisfactory in achieving PES objectives. Success rates of 96.5 % prove this finding. 22.7 % of the interviewed instructors stated that they did not find the program to be satisfactory. Not enough class hours and the lack of motivation displayed by the cadets are believed to be the reason behind this. On the other hand, the interviews and analysis have shown that the PES Facilities are satisfactory in the aspect of variety, but unsatisfactory in the aspects of capacity and technology