本研究之目的有三,一、瞭解台灣地區擁有游泳池之國民中學學生游泳能力,二、比較台灣地區擁有游泳池之國民中學男、女生游泳能力,三、比較台灣地區各區擁有游泳池之國民中學學生游泳能力,採用立意抽樣的方式選取29所國民中學,進行實地檢測,受檢測對象為國民中學二年級學生,合計10,979人(男生5,563人、女生5,416人),研究工具以自編之國民中學學生游泳能力檢核表,資料分析方法為描述性統計、t考驗及單因子變異數分析,研究結果指出:一、有游泳池之國民中學學生能夠游泳25公尺之比率為39.8%,二、有游泳池之國民中學男生在游泳25公尺以上及游泳未達15公尺之能力優於女生,三、有游泳池之國民中學學生游泳能力,在游泳25公尺以上,北區及東區學生之游泳能力優於中區學生,在游泳未達15公尺,北區、南區及東區學生之游泳能力優於中區學生。
This study investigated the Taiwanese students' swimming ability in junior high schools that had swimming pools, and compared the percentages about the students' swimming ability in different sexes and in different areas. The subjects were 29 schools selected and evaluated on site by two experts. There were 10,979 students (males=5,563, females=5,416) evaluated. The instrument of this study was a recording table developed by the author to record students' swimming ability. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired t-test and one-way ANOVA. The results showed that (1) the students' who passed the test of 25 meters was 39.8%, (2) more male than female students passed the test, and (3) the central area in Taiwan had the lowest percentage of students who passed the test.