Physical educator and/or health promoter? Constructing ‘healthiness’ and embodying a ‘healthy role model’ in secondary school physical education

Purpose: Guided by Duda’s hierarchical conceptualization of the motivational climate that draws from self-determination and achievement goal theories, this study provides initial evidence of the psychometric properties of the Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire in physical education (EDMCQ-PE). Method: Questionnaire based with two samples of Welsh secondary school pupils. Results: Exploratory structural equation modeling provided a better fit of the data to the hypothesized model than confirmatory factor analysis. Moreover, a two-factor composite (i.e., empowering and disempowering) lower-order model provided an acceptable fit and clear parameter estimates. This two-factor model also demonstrated scalar gender measurement invariance. Discussion: The evidence from this study suggests the EDMCQ-PE is a promising scale for the assessment of secondary school pupils’ perceptions of the empowering and disempowering features of the motivational climate created by their physical education teachers. Conclusion: Moving forward, the statistical approach employed in this paper can inform future studies that develop questionnaire methodology in physical education and from an applied perspective; the EDMCQ-PE can be used by researchers and teachers to assess the motivational climate in PE and help inform the pedagogy underpinning teachers’ classes.

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El trabajo colaborativo virtual: herramienta de formación del profesorado de Educación Física (Virtual collaborative work: a training tool for physical education teachers)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i24.34519 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 24-27

Author(s):

Meritxell Monguillot Hernando ◽

Montse Guitert Catasús ◽

Carles González Arévalo

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Collaborative Learning ◽

Secondary School ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Collaborative Work ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Educational Tools ◽

Training Tool ◽

Aprendizaje Virtual ◽

Trabajo Colaborativo

La presente investigación ha tenido por objetivo analizar la influencia del trabajo colaborativo virtual como herramienta para la creación y mejora del conocimiento curricular de tres profesores de educación física de secundaria. Se ha basado en la investigación educativa de modalidad en línea y en un enfoque cualitativo mediante el diseño de investigación-acción. Los resultados obtenidos han mostrado el potencial del trabajo colaborativo virtual como herramienta de formación para el profesorado de educación física.Palabras clave: aprendizaje virtual, formación permanente, profesorado, educación física.Abstract: The present research is based on the qualitative methodology perspective related to online educational tools. The work aims to evaluate the influence of the collaborative learning to improve the knowledge of three P.E. teachers of secondary school. The obtained results show the potential of collaborative learning as a tool to improve the weaknesses and the knowledge of the PE teachers. Keywords: Learning environments, lifelong learning, teacher, physical education.

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Psycho-administrative determinants for choice of physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies

Fizicko vaspitanje i sport kroz vekove ◽

10.5937/spes2102109o ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 109-118

Author(s):

Olusola Samson

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

External Examination ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

The Subject ◽

Senior Secondary

Empirical observations reveal low enrolment of senior secondary school students for physical education at external examination bodies. The poor rate of students' choice of the subject at this level is a matter of concern to professionals, given the fact of monumental benefits of physical education as a science subject to humanity. The study was conducted to examine how psycho-administrative factors influence the choice of physical education by senior secondary school students at external examination bodies (in Nigeria) to come up with modalities to increase enrolment of the subject at external examination bodies. Descriptive method was applied for the study due to large respondents involved. Self-developed validated questionnaire tagged psycho-administrative determinants for choice of physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies (PADGPEAS) was applied for the research. Out of three thousand and twenty-four (3024) questionnaire forms administered, only two thousand and fifty (2950) copies completed and returned were coded for analysis, with the use of descriptive statistics of percentages and nonparametric statistics of Chi-square (x 2) at 0.05 level of significant. Results unraveled a remarkable influence of psycho-administrative variables on the choice at physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies. Based on this outcome, it is suggested that utilization of variety of methods by physical education teachers will go a long way to kindle the interest of the students for the subject. Enlightenment of students and parents on the values of physical education will facilitate remarkable positive attitude of both parts that relocate their position in favor of the subject.

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