Survey Report on the Favourite Sports Based On Races

1.0 Introduction

Sport is an organized, competitive and skilful physical activity requiring

commitment and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means. "Sport"

comes from the Old French word, desport, which means "leisure”. American English

uses the term "sports" to refer to this general type of recreational activity, whereas other

regional dialects use the singular "sport". The Persian word for "sport" is based on the

root bord, meaning "winning". The Chinese term for "sport”, tiyu connotes "physical

training". The Modern Greek term for sport is athlitismos, directly cognate with the English

terms "athlete" and "athleticism". The oldest definition of sport in English (1300) is of

anything humans find amusing or entertaining. Other meanings include gambling and

events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting, games and diversions, including

ones that require exercise. Roget's defines the noun sport as an "Activity engaged in for

relaxation and amusement" with synonyms including diversion and recreation. An

example of a more sharply defined meaning is "an athletic activity where one competitor

or a team of competitors plays against another competitor or group of competitors (with) a

conclusive method of scoring. Not determined by a judge."

The main purpose of this survey is to identify the favourite sports among teacher

trainees based on their races. From this survey, we can extract the data we had received

by organizing them logically, coherently and cohesively in table form and came out with a

graph of teacher trainees favorite sports. Apart from that, we can also know whether

teacher trainees of Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Abdul Halim involved

themselves in sport or not as this is one of the qualities needed to be a good teacher. The

survey topic that we had chosen is suitable to be conducted as most of teacher trainee’s

have leisure time during their weekend to occupy themselves with sports activity.

We have two points that we want to focus and extract from this survey which are

the favourite sport of teacher trainees based on their race and their reason for playing

sport. From both information, we can conclude whether teacher trainees are voluntarily

involving themselves or doing sport just for fun. In addition, we can also see the

achievement of teacher trainees in their favorite sport.

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2.0 Background of the Study

We had the survey form distributed among teacher trainees of different races on

the 19th of August 2010 and had the form returned to us on the same day too. It took

mainly about 2 to 3 hours at most to finish the interviewing part as we had distributed all

the form equally among the races which gave us the data of 14 for each race. These

respondents covered the students of PPISMP and PISMP.

3.0 Significance of the Study

The significance or the importance of this research is to know the types of sport

they like the most. Besides that, this report is to identify whether race influence teacher

trainees favourite sport. For example, do Indians play football more than Malays? After

gathering all the data, we can analyze the interest of students.

4.0 Respondents

We had received full cooperation from all the respondents while we were gathering

the information through the survey form. All teacher trainees answered all the questions

without leaving any blank question as we had expected. This had made it easier for us to

calculate and tabulate all the data.

The respondents for this survey came from various classes of PPISMP and

PISMP. The number of the participants was 42 teacher trainees, which was equally

divided between the three major races which are Malay, Chinese and Indian. Ages

ranged from 18 to 21.

5.0 Methodology

Questionnaire

Final draft of questionnaire which had received approval by the lecturer had been used to

be distributed among teacher trainees. We had altered the first draft of questionnaire to

suit the main purpose of this survey. All group members had agreed to use the final draft

of questionnaire to collect all the relevant data we need.

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The questionnaire mainly asked questions about:

1. The type of sport teacher trainees like most.

2. One favorite sport to choose out of few choices we had given.

3. Time spent to play their favorite sport.

4. The reason why teacher trainees play sports.

5. Their highest achievement in that sport.

The questionnaires were distributed on the 19th of August 2010 and were collected back

on the same day too after a few hours. The full report of this survey was started as soon

as we had done all the tabulation of findings in a table.

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6.0 Findings

Data tabulation:

Favorite Sports Based On Race

Race

SportMalay Chinese Indian Total

Football 7 0 3 10

Badminton 4 7 5 16

Netball 0 1 3 4

Bowling 1 1 2 4

Volleyball 1 0 0 1

Tennis 1 1 1 3

Others 0 4 0 4

Total 42

Table 1

According to the Table 1, the highest sport favors by teacher trainees is badminton.

There are 16 out of 42 teacher trainees who choose badminton. The second highest is

football which is favored by 10 out of 42 teacher trainees. The lowest sport favor by

teacher trainees is volleyball which only 1 teacher trainees choose it from 42 teacher

trainees.

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Reason for Playing Sports

Reason Frequencies

Maintain health 22

Fill leisure time with beneficial activity 13

For fun 2

Improve achievement 5

Table 2

Based on Table 2, the highest reason why teacher trainees play sports is to maintain

health. 22 teacher trainees out of the overall of 42 teacher trainees had chosen this

reason as their main purpose for playing sport. The second highest is to fill leisure

time with beneficial activity which is 13 teacher trainees. The lowest reason is for fun

which is 2 teacher trainees.

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Level of Achievement in Favorite Sports

Level Frequencies

School 15

District 9

State 5

Country 0

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Table 3

From the Table 3, we can see that the highest level of achievement in favorite sports

by teacher trainees is school. About 15 teacher trainees from 42 teacher trainees

claimed that they had at most played for their school. The second highest is none (no

achievement) which is 13 teacher trainees. The least level of achievement reached by

teacher trainees is country which is none.

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Data presentation:

Football Badminton Netball Bowling Volleyball Tennis Others0

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Graph of Favourite Sports Based on Races

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Figure 1: Graph of Favorite Sports Based on Races

Figure 1 shows the tabulation of favorite sports based on different races that are Malay,

Chinese and Indian. From the vertical bar graph above, we can conclude that the most

played sports among teacher trainees of different races is badminton, which is played

mostly by Chinese and followed by Malay and Indians. The least sport played by teacher

trainees is volleyball which is represented by one respondent of Malay and none from

Chinese and Indians. Referring to races, we can see that most Malay teacher trainees

play football and badminton. Chinese teacher trainees preferred to play badminton the

most and some also spend time on other sports. On the other hand, Indian teacher

trainees play mostly badminton, followed by netball and football.

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Football24%

Badminton38%

Netball10%

Bowling10%

Volleyball2%

Tennis7% Others

10%

Pie Chart of Teacher Trainees Favourite Sport

Figure 2: Pie Chart of Teacher Trainees Favorite Sports

The Figure 2 above shows the overall percentage of 7 different types of sports played by

teacher trainees of Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Abdul Halim. Among those

listed by us are football, badminton, netball, bowling, volleyball and tennis. There are also

other sports played by teacher trainees that are various which are basketball and jogging.

From the pie chart, we can conclude that most teacher trainees love to play badminton

which took 38% out of the overall percentage. The second most favored sport is football

with 24% popularity amongst teacher trainees. Apart from that, we can also say that the

least favored sport among teacher trainees is volleyball which took 2% of the whole

percentage.

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7.0 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Bar Graph and Pie Chart

In carrying out this research to know the favourite sports amongst teacher trainees

of Institut Pendidikan Guru Sultan Abdul Halim based on their races, we had collected all

the data needed, analyzed them and came out with a complete table of teacher trainees’

favourite sport based on races. To represent our data in graphical form, we had chose

two types of visual representation we thought is the best to describe our data which are

vertical bar graph and pie chart. But referring to the ability to present our data perfectly

and accurately based on our topic, we had agreed that the vertical bar graph is the best

way to show our findings result. Through vertical bar graph, we can see clearly the

information about sports favoured by teacher trainees according to their races. Bar graph

also has many special features compared to other visual representations.

A bar graph is a graph which displays discrete data in separate columns. It is used

to show relationships between groups. The two items being compared do not need to

affect each other. It is a fast way to show big differences. A double bar graph can be used

to compare two data sets. Categories are considered unordered and can be rearranged

alphabetically, by size and etcetera. There are many advantages of using this type of

visual representation. Firstly, the vertical bar graph visualized strongly. We can easily

compare two or three data sets for example the kind of data we have used in our

presentation; races. Besides, there are also disadvantages of using bar graph. One of it is

that the graph categories can be reordered to emphasize certain effects and yields false

impressions. Apart from that, this bar graph is use only with discrete data. But for our

topic and research there is no need to use other kind of data as we are using discrete

data.

On the other hand, we had also constructed pie chart to analyze the data and to

see it more clearly. A pie chart displays data as a percentage of the whole. Each pie

section has a label and percentage, which made it easier for us to see and understand

the findings without having to refer elsewhere. The advantage of using this pie chart is it

is visually appealing. Moreover, this type of visual representation also shows percent of

total for each category. The disadvantages of pie chart are that judging against the

vertical bar graph, pie chart is more complicated to understand and it compare two

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specific data. Furthermore, we cannot get to know the unknown well unless it is being

specified. It only fits from 3 to 7 categories only, and if it’s more than that then the pie

chart is not suitable to be used anymore as the sector would be too small to show the

exact result. It is also weak as it only uses discrete data. From this, there are many

disadvantages of using the pie chart for our visual presentation and we think that the best

visual presentation for our research and survey is the bar graph as it shows the graph

more clearly and are more suitable to illustrate our data.

Advantage Disadvantage

Bar Graph Good way of showing

the information clearly

Show the differences

between the value

Can compare easily

Discrete data

Visualized strongly

Categories can be

reordered to emphasize

certain effects

Used only for discrete

data

Pie Chart Total data number

should be included

Displays data as a

percentage of the whole

Visually appealing

Should have a label and

percentage

Shows percent of total

for each category

No exact numerical data

Difficulty to understand

Difficult compare two

specific data

Can only fit from 3 to 7

categories only

Weak as it only uses

discrete data’s

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8.0 Conclusion

From this survey, we can conclude that every teacher trainees in IPSAH have their

own favorite sport. As we know, sport became very important to people nowadays. All

level of age such as children, adolescent and adult can participate in sport activities.

Sport is also important for teacher as it is one of the qualities needed to be a good

teacher.

From the questionnaire we had distributed to all teacher trainees of Institut

Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Abdul Halim, it had clearly stated that the finding for

teacher trainees’ favorite type of sport is the outdoor sport. Most teacher trainees had

agreed that they like to play outdoor game more than indoor game.

Out of all types of sports we had listed for teacher trainees to choose from, 16 out

of 42 teacher trainees love to play badminton which made it the most favored sport by

teacher trainees. The least favored sport by teacher trainees is volleyball which brings the

total of 1 teacher trainees out of 42.

Apart from that, we had also asked a question on how much time do teacher

trainees spend on their favorite sports. Most teacher trainees spend

From the survey too, we had concluded that most teacher trainees play sports to

maintain their health. This is proven as 22 teacher trainees agreed that playing sports

helps them maintain their health. From the question too, we had two teacher trainees

which say that they play sports just for fun. This gave us a good view of the main point as

most teacher trainees play sports for a reason, whether to maintain health, fill their leisure

time, or maybe to improve their achievement in sport.

Referring to teacher trainees level of achievement in sport, we had 15 of them

whom had played for their schools, 13 of them had never been into any competition, 9

played for their districts and 5 played for their states. Although none of teacher trainees

had reached the state level, we can still be proud as 29 out of 42 which are more than

half had at least played for school, district and state.

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From all the findings, we can conclude that teacher trainees’ favorite sports differ between

races. For example, most Malay teacher trainees love football whilst none of the Chinese

love this sport. Most Chinese teacher trainees choose badminton as their favorite sport.

Indian teacher trainees also have the highest preferred sport of badminton. As the

conclusion, teacher trainees’ favorite sports go with their races.

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