Effects of sports orienteering on mental working capacity of bachelors of physical education

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PhD, Associate Professor L.V. Melnikova1
PhD, Associate Professor D.A. Melnikov1
Master student E.A. Zakharova1
Master student V.A. Kiselev1
1Tchaikovsky State Institute of Physical Culture, Tchaikovsky

Objective of the study was to scientifically substantiate increasing mental working capacity of Bachelors of Physical Education during sports orienteering lessons.
Methods and structure of the study. The study was carried out on the basis of Tchaikovsky State Institute of Physical Culture, Tchaikovsky. The study involved the 2nd-4th year students (n=24): Control Group (CG) - 12 students majoring in the academic Physical Education discipline, specializing in "Athletic training", involved in cross-country skiing and biathlon; Experimental Group (EG) - 12 students majoring in the academic "Recreation and sports and recreation tourism" discipline, engaged in sports tourism. The level of development of memory, attention span, thinking ability of the students was assessed in the author’s psychological tests. During the study the following research methods were applied: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, psychological testing, expert evaluation, mathematical statistics. We analyzed the scientific works of the following specialists: M.G. Sukhanova, L.V. Melnikova, Yu.S. Voronova.
Results of the study and conclusions. Psychological training of students by means of psychological tests aimed to develop their attention span, memory, and thinking ability, ensures the efficiency of the educational and training process. Mastering the elements of sports orienteering in the university discipline "Theory and Practice of Physical Recreation" was found beneficial for the students’ mental working capacity.

Keywords: sports orienteering, mental working capacity of students, map reading; psychological testing; improvement of memory, attention span, thinking ability.

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