Effects of Contact Time and Location of Practicum Experiences on Attitudes of Physical Education Majors

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel R. Hodge ◽  
Paul Jansma
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Factorial Anova ◽  
Physical Education Majors ◽  
Practicum Experiences ◽  
Post Hoc

Attitude change of physical education majors was studied in relation to number of weeks in an introductory adapted physical education (APE) course and type of practicum location (on- or off-campus). Data were collected using the Physical Educators’ Attitude Toward Teaching Individuals with Disabilities-III (PEATID-III) (Rizzo, 1993b) and a practicum information questionnaire (PIQ). Participants completing the PEATID-III during Weeks 1, 10, and 15 of their course were 292 males and 182 females in 22 institutions of higher education (IHEs) representing 17 states. Participants completing the PIQ were 17 faculty members. A nonequivalent comparison group, pretest-posttest experimental design was used with factorial ANOVA, post-hoc measures, ANCOVA, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Findings indicated that off- and on-campus practicum both promoted positive attitude change between Weeks 1 and 10 and Weeks 1 and 15. On-campus practicum experiences improved attitudes significantly more than off-campus ones.

A Delphi Study of Effective Adapted Physical Education Practicum Experiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
Andrea R. Taliaferro ◽  
Sean M. Bulger
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Practicum Experiences ◽  
Post Hoc

The purpose of this study was to determine expert consensus regarding the essential characteristics of adapted physical education practicum experiences for preservice physical educators. Researchers used a 3-round Delphi procedure involving the repeated circulation of an online questionnaire to a panel of content experts (N = 24). During Round 1, panelists generated 70 items in response to an open-ended prompt. Then, panelists rated these recommendations on importance and feasibility in the following rounds. After the third round, 23 items were eliminated for failing to reach consensus. Of the remaining 47 items, 24 were both very important and feasible (both means >6), 21 were very important (mean ≥ 6) and probably feasible (mean ≥ 5), and 2 were feasible (mean ≥ 6) and moderately important (mean ≥ 5). Four major themes were identified through a post hoc qualitative cluster analysis: program context, teaching and learning activities, outcomes/soft skills, and evaluation of instructor performance.

Change in Control Orientation of Physical Education Majors after an Adapted Physical Education Practicum

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1274-1274
Author(s):  
Robert A. Rider ◽  
Charles H. Imwold
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
Physical Education Majors

This study examined changes in ideas about control of pupils of 32 majors in physical education after exposure to students with disabilities in an adapted physical education practicum. No control group was included. Analysis indicated subjects were significantly more custodial after the practicum.

Effects of Academic Major, Gender, and Hands-On Experience on Attitudes of Preservice Professionals

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry L. Folsom-Meek ◽  
Ruth J. Nearing ◽  
Walt Groteluschen ◽  
Harry Krampf
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Academic Major ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Teaching ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Physical Education Majors ◽  
Post Hoc

Effects of academic major, gender, and hands-on experience on attitudes toward teaching individuals with disabilities were examined. Students (N = 2,943; 60% male) enrolled in the introductory adapted physical education course at 192 institutions of higher education in 44 states completed the Physical Educators’ Attitude Toward Individuals with Disabilities-Ill Preservice Version (PEATID–III PS) (Rizzo, 1993b) during the last 2 weeks of the academic term. Average attitude score from the PEATID–III PS was the dependent variable. A 3 × 2 × 2 (Major × Gender × Experience) factorial analysis of variance and post hoc analysis revealed that (a) students with majors other than physical education displayed more positive attitudes than physical education majors, (b) women displayed more positive attitudes than men, and (c) students with hands-on experience displayed more positive attitudes than those without experience.

Improving Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
George D. Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Attitudes Toward Disabled ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Physical Education Majors ◽  
Study Participants

The degree to which physical education majors’ attitudes toward disabled persons improved after taking an adapted physical education course was examined in this study. Participants included 179 undergraduate students from a large university, some of whom were exposed to course lectures, clinic contact with disabled individuals, relevant films, disability simulations, and readings. A Solomon four-group design was used. Two groups received the course in adapted physical education (pretest-posttest, n=47; posttest only, n=45), and two control groups were not enrolled (pretest-posttest, n=44; posttest only, n=43). Data were collected using the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale (Yuker, Block, & Younng, 1966). The results indicated significant change of the two treatment groups, leading to improved attitudes toward disabled persons. Secondary findings included the reactivity to pretesting for students in the experimental condition and no statistically significant effects of gender and age.

PREPARING FUTURE PHYSICAL EDUCATORS FOR INCLUSION: CHANGING THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. BLOCK ◽  
Eun Hye KWON ◽  
Sean HEALY
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
General Physical

Students with disabilities around the world are leaving special schools and special classes and are receiving their education in general education schools. In addition to attending general education classes, these students with disabilities are attending general physical education classes. Unfortunately, research has clearly demonstrated that physical educators do not feel prepared to include students with disabilities into their general physical education classes. Such findings are not surprising given that the typical physical education teacher education program in the United States only requires one course in adapted physical education, and in many countries around the world not even one adapted physical education course is required. However, many physical education teacher education programs do not have the space to add more adapted physical education classes, and other universities do not have professors with specialized knowledge to teach adapted physical education. What can be done to better prepare future and current physical educators? Online education is a relatively new method for delivering information about disability in general and more specifically how to include students with disabilities into general physical activities. The purpose of this paper is to introduce online education and present preliminary research that supports the use of online training with physical educators.

Comparison of Learning Styles between Physical Education and Dance Majors

1984 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 583-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy B. Zakrajsek ◽  
Rebecca L. Johnson ◽  
Diane B. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
T Test ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
Physical Education Majors

Learning styles of dance and physical education majors were described and compared. Subjects were 167 declared majors in 1982 from 9 universities (87 PE, 80 dance; 44 males, 115 females). Kolb's Learning Style Inventory which measures abstractness or concreteness and activity or reflectivity was given. By t test (.05) no significant differences in preferred learning style were found between majors or genders.

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