The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of elementary students' gymnastics class state anxiety and achievement goal orientation on intrinsic motivation of Physical Education lessons for elementary school students. The subjects were selected from the G, D elementary school in Busan metropolitan city. The subjects were 5th - 6th elementary school students(Males, n=205). TEOSQ, gymnastics class state anxiety, and intrinsic motivation of physical education lessons were used as instrumental tools. The used statistical methods for the data analysis were Correlation analysis, One-way ANOVA and Multiple Regression Analysis.
The conclusions obtained from this study:
1. The task orientation positively related to interest-effort and competence, and self-confidence. And ego orientation negatively related to competence.
2. The low cognitive anxiety group is higher than high cognitive anxiety group in competence factors. But the high cognitive anxiety group is higher than low cognitive anxiety group in nervousness factors.
3. The high self-confidence group is higher than low self-confidence group in interest-effort and competence factors.
4. The high task/ego orientation group and task orientation group are higher than ego orientation group in interest-effort and competence factors.
5. The task orientation and competence factors had a significant effect on interest-effort and competence. But the only physical anxiety had a significant effect in nervousness factors.