PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS AS AN INDICATOR OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONING IN THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

OBJECTIVE: The aim: To investigate the impact of organizational and methodological conditions of physical education system in higher educational institution on the students' physical development. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: The research involved 120 students of two higher educational institutions (30 men and 30 women each). Determination of physical development of students was carried out in the dynamics of learning from the first to the fourth instructional years in terms of 100 m run, 3000 m (boys) and 2000 m (girls) run, pull-ups on the crossbar (boys), push-ups (girls), 4 x 9 m shuttle run, standing long jump, lifting torso to the sitting position, torso leaning forward from the sitting position. RESULTS: Results: The research determined organizational and methodological conditions of physical education system in two educational institutions, which differ in the duration of "Physical Education" academic subject depending on the instructional year, the number of academic hours provided for the subject mastery, approaches to the basic and elective components of the curriculum, organization of fitness and health recreation as well as sports events during extracurricular activities. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: It was established that the level of students' physical development is better in the educational institutions where the physical education system functions more efficiently (compulsory physical education training sessions are held in the amount of 4 hours a week, more students are involved in educational and extracurricular physical education training sessions, where students' training motivation is higher).

PHYSICAL STATE ASSESSMENT OF THE FIRST-YEAR FEMALE STUDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

OBJECTIVE: The aim: Is to determine informatively significant indicators of the physical state of the first-year students of higher education institutions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: The study was conducted at Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture in 2019-2020. The study involved 100 first-year female students of the main department between the ages of 17 and 18. The state of health of female students, their motivational needs, and the level of their physical development, physical fitness, and functional state were studied. RESULTS: Results: The study summarized knowledge and experience on the problem of selecting means for assessing the physical state of students, analyzed the motivational needs and health of female students, as well as identified informative indicators of the physical state of the female students by factor analysis. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The study indicates the need for an obligatory survey on the health of the first-year female students at the beginning of the academic year; the inclusion of the elements of modern fitness programs in the curriculum of the Physical Education discipline and the organization of sectional classes in accordance with the results of the survey if possible in order to increase students' motivation to attend classes and differentiate training in classes aimed at improving the physical state of female students.

Current state of students' health and its improvement in the process of physical education.

OBJECTIVE: The aim is to investigate the state of health of the students of Ukrainian higher education institutions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: The study of state of health was conducted at Polissia National University and Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University in 2008-2019. The results of a medical examination of 3737 students of different faculties between the ages of 17 and 22 were examined. Medical examinations were conducted by the doctors of the medical centers of universities. Totally 1208 pupils (male and female) of the schools of Zhytomyr region were involved in the questionnaire, which was conducted to analyze the attendance of physical education classes by pupils while studying at school. 648 students of Polissia National University participated in the study of the self-assessment of their own health, causes, and structure of disease incidence, the dynamics of the loss of labor capacity. RESULTS: Results: It was established that from 24 to 30.8 % of the students had diseases and a low level of physical development that indicated a low level of physical education at schools. It was revealed that the number of sick students was increasing during the study at higher educational institutions (HEI) that led to missing classes. Besides, up to 35.5 % of students had health disorders and belonged to a special medical group. And 1.7 % of the students had chronic diseases and disabilities and were exempted from sports. It was found that physical education and sports took the 5th place in the system of life values of male students and the 12th place in the system of life values of female students. CONCLUSION: Conclusions:Physical education, aimed at enhancing the functional capacity of an organism, the development of physical qualities, the improvement of the special physical and technical readiness in the sphere of physical activity types and the acquisition of professionally applied skills and abilities, is the basis for strengthening the health of students of Ukraine.