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This study aimed at providing a fundamental material for the normal operation of physical education curriculum and the qualitative improvement of physical education class. In order to achieve such aims, the study identified the factors of physical education class that generated specific problems of physical education class through the analysis of the actual state of physical education class and analyzed differences caused by the teacher's experience and marital status, and teachers' recognition of the ideal method for a normal operation. The subjects of this study included 200 female teachers from 10 elementary schools in D metropolitan city. The research instrument employed in this study was the questionnaire composed of 28 questions on the actual state of physical education class and the ideal method for a normal operation. The collected data were subjected to frequency analysis and descriptive analysis. The mean and standard deviation were calculated using SPSS 12.0 program, and t-test and one-way analysis of variance were conducted. The following results were obtained in the study. First, with regard to the actual state of physical education class, teachers recognized the goal of physical education class the most, followed by instruction on the physical education environment and the operation of physical education. The instruction state of physical education class ranked the lowest. Although the higher proportion of teachers recognized that physical activities is helpful for the balanced growth of children, they thought physical classes were being delivered inefficiently at schools. Second, with regard to the differences of the actual state of physical education class according to teachers' experience and marital status, married teachers with more than 10 years experience turned out to operate physical education class more efficiently in all sectors. Overall, it is highly considered that teachers with more experience have confidence in delivering classes, regardless of their preference for class, and operate classes more efficiently. Third, as for the ideal method for the normal operation of physical education, teachers preferred exclusive physical education teachers most among teacher types. The higher proportion of teachers wanted the expansion of physical education facility equipments and the expansion of the system which requires physical education classes to be delivered by exclusive physical education teachers. As for the amount of physical education class, three hours per week, the same amount delivered under the current curriculum, was preferred the most.