Elementary classroom teachers and physical education: change in teacher-related factors during pre-service teacher education

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Fletcher ◽  
James Mandigo ◽  
Clare Kosnik
2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Déirdre Ní Chróinín ◽  
Mary O’Sullivan

This longitudinal research explored beginning elementary classroom teachers’ beliefs about learning to teach physical education (PE) across time. Understanding how beliefs shape the process of learning to teach PE can inform the design of more impactful physical education teacher education (PETE). We mapped beliefs over six years including the three years of an undergraduate elementary teacher education program and the first three years teaching in schools through reflective writing tasks and semistructured interviews. Across time these beginning teachers believed that learning to teach PE required active participation in PE content, building of a resource bank of content ideas, and practice of teaching the content. Building competence in PE content through active participation combined with development of more complex understandings of PE content through PETE pedagogies can better support elementary teachers learning to teach PE.


1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Richard Lockwood ◽  
Anne Lockwood

The relative quality of Physical Education and Sport for students with and without disabilities was examined by surveying the views of students, teachers, and support staff in a sample of West Australian schools. The findings indicate differences in quality of Physical Education and Sport for students with and without disabilities. Students with disabilities did not receive the same quality of Physical Education and Sport experiences, although they tended to be enthusiastic about what they did receive. A higher proportion of this group completed activities other than fully participating in Physical Education and Sport. Depending on individual circumstances, this may suggest that in addition to the inclusion model, there may be a need to establish parallel or segregated and personalised programs for some students. The findings also highlighted the urgent need for (a) inclusionary practice to be an integral part of pre‐service teacher education, (b) a range of professional development and networking opportunities for teachers of Physical Education, and (c) greater resources to be allocated for equipment, facilities and support staff to assist students with disabilities.


Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 533-543
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Manrique Arribas ◽  
Diego Herrero-González ◽  
Víctor Manuel López-Pastor

  La competencia en evaluación entre el profesorado de Educación Física es una de sus principales preocupaciones educativas. Por ello, es necesario estudiar la adquisición de esta competencia tanto en la formación inicial como en la formación permanente. El presente estudio tiene dos objetivos: (a) analizar qué influencia tiene haber vivido sistemas de Evaluación Formativa y Compartida durante la Formación Inicial del Profesorado en la evaluación que emplean durante sus primeros años de práctica profesional unos maestros de Educación Física en Primaria; y (b) investigar cómo influye la pertenencia a un grupo de trabajo de Formación Permanente del Profesorado de investigación-acción, que utiliza de forma habitual sistemas de Evaluación Formativa y Compartida en Educación Física. Se realiza un estudio de casos múltiple en el que se lleva a cabo una entrevista individual semiestructurada a varios profesores pertenecientes a este grupo de trabajo. Los resultados indicaron que existe una transferencia entre las experiencias de evaluación vividas durante su formación inicial y la aplicación de estos sistemas de evaluación en los primeros años como docentes. A pesar de que algunos de los profesores no contaron con este tipo de experiencias, igualmente desarrollaron estos sistemas gracias a su formación permanente. Los participantes valoraron positivamente las experiencias de Evaluación Formativa y Compartida en la formación inicial, pero más aún resaltaron la importancia de la formación permanente.  Abstract. The assessment literacy among Physical Education teachers is one of the main educational concerns. For this reason, it is necessary to analyze the acquisition of this literacy both Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education. The present study has two objectives: (a) analyzing the influence of having experienced Formative and Shared Assessment systems during the Pre-service Teacher Education in the evaluation systems used by Physical Education teachers in Primary in their early years as teachers; and (b) investigating how it influences belonging to a work group of In-service Teacher Education of action research, which regularly uses Formative and Shared Assessment systems in Physical Education. A multiple case study is carried. In this study a semi-structured individual interview is conducted with several teachers belonging to this work group. The results indicated that there is a transfer between the experiences of Formative and Shared Assessment lived during their Pre-service Teacher Education and the application of these assessment systems in the first years as teachers. Although some of these teachers did not have such experiences in their Pre-service Teacher Education, they developed these systems through the In-service Teacher Education. The participants positively assessed the Formative and Shared Assessment experiences in the Pre-service Teacher Education, but even more, they indicated the relevance of the In-service Teacher Education.


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