Perceptions of the Motivational Climate, Perceived Competence, and Participation Behaviors of Children with Movement Difficulties in Physical Education

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Causgrove Dunn ◽  
John G.H. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Adaptive Behaviors ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Maladaptive Behaviors ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Movement Difficulties ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate ◽  
A Performance

The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among perceived competence, perceived motivational climate, and participation behaviors of children with movement difficulties (MD) in physical education. Behaviors of 65 children with MD and 65 matched peers without MD from Grades 4-6 were observed and coded. A MANOVA revealed significant differences between the two groups in the proportions of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated a tendency for participants with MD with higher self-reported perceptions of competence to spend proportionally more time engaged in adaptive behaviors and less time engaged in maladaptive behaviors. Significant interactions revealed that the effect of self-reported perceptions of a performance climate on participation was conditional upon perceived competence levels.

Goal Orientations, Perceptions of the Motivational Climate, and Perceived Competence of Children with Movement Difficulties

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Causgrove Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Movement Difficulties ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate ◽  
Mastery Motivational Climate

This study examined the relationships among goal orientations, perceptions of the motivational climate, and perceived competence of children with movement difficulties in Grades 4 to 6. Participants were 65 children (23 boys and 42 girls) with movement difficulties and 111 children (45 boys and 66 girls) without movement difficulties. The latter group was used only in the preliminary analyses investigating validity and reliability of instruments for use in this study. Instruments included a measure of situationally specific perceived competence, a modified version of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (Duda, 1989), and a modified version of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (Seifriz, Duda, & Chi, 1992). Results of structural equation modeling analysis generally supported the hypothesized model of relationships, based on Nicholls’ (1989) achievement goal theory. The findings suggest that physical education classes emphasizing a mastery motivational climate may result in higher perceived competence in children with movement difficulties.

scholarly journals Dispositional Flow in Physical Education: Relationships with Motivational Climate, Social Goals, and Perceived Competence

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
David González-Cutre ◽  
Álvaro Sicilia ◽  
Juan Antonio Moreno ◽  
Juan Miguel Fernández-Balboa
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Motivational Climates ◽  
Dispositional Flow ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating effects of social goals and perceived competence on students’ perceptions of motivational climates and dispositional flow in physical education. At the beginning of the physical education unit, 779 students, 12 to 16 years old, were asked to complete four questionnaires: Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 (PMCSQ-2), which measured the perception of task- and ego-involving climates; the Social Goal Scale–Physical Education (SGS-PE); the sport competence factor of the Physical Self-Perception Profile; and the Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2). The results of the structural equation model showed that the task-involving climate positively predicted students’ social goals (i.e., relationship and responsibility goals) as well as their perceived competence. In turn, social goals and perceived competence positively predicted their dispositional flow. Of the total effects of task-involving climate on dispositional flow, 50% of them were direct whereas the other 50% were indirect. The ego-involving climate positively predicted dispositional flow through perceived competence. The results are discussed with reference to the ability of the teacher to create a high degree of motivation for the students so as to help them achieve optimal psychological states and continue to participate in physical activity.

scholarly journals Autonomy support, motivational climate, enjoyment and perceived competence in physical education: Impact of a hybrid teaching games for understanding/sport education unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Gil-Arias ◽  
Fernando Claver ◽  
Alba Práxedes ◽  
Fernando Del Villar ◽  
Stephen Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
Teaching Games For Understanding ◽  
Hybrid Teaching ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Instruction Model

The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of a hybrid teaching games for understanding (TGfU) and sport education (SE) physical education unit on autonomy support, perceived motivational climate, enjoyment and perceived competence, in comparison to a unit delivered via a traditional direct instruction model. A crossover design was utilized. Participants were 55 students divided into two groups. One group experienced a hybrid TGfU/SE unit first, followed by a unit of direct instruction. A second group experienced the units in the opposite order. The hybrid unit was designed according to the characteristics of SE (e.g. formal competition, seasons, team identity, roles, etc.) and learning tasks were designed to integrate the pedagogical principles of TGfU. Dependent variables were measured using validated questionnaires. Results showed that regardless of the order of intervention, students in the two groups reported significantly higher mean scores in interest in athletes’ input, praise for autonomous behavior, perceived competence, and enjoyment when they were taught using the hybrid TGfU/SE unit. The results demonstrate some initial evidence that a teacher’s employment of a hybrid TGfU/SE unit can encourage students to assume responsibilities and make independent decisions, which leads to them reporting greater enjoyment and perceived competence when compared to physical education lessons delivered via a traditional direct instruction model.

scholarly journals Validez de constructo interna y externa del AGQ y PTEGQ en español

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 626
Author(s):  
Francisco Ruiz-Juan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Psychometric Tests ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate

The objective is to analyze the psychometric properties of Achievement Goals Questionnaire (AGQ) and Perceptions of Teachers' Emphasis on Goals Questionnaire (PTEGQ) in Spanish, determining the reliability and construct validity and external validity by understanding that achievement goals and perceived motivational climate in physical education may predict intrinsic motivation and satisfaction in those subjects who exercise at leisure time regularly. Psychometric tests confirm PTEGQ and AGQ have four dimensions that are hypothesized from the original one. It has proved the structural supporting hypothesis that it is based on the principle of compatibility. It has also been demonstrated construct validity and external validity as achievement goals and perceived motivational climate in physical education may predict intrinsic motivation and satisfaction in active subjects. Its reliability has been acceptable

Relation of Motivational Climate and Fear of Failure in Taiwanese Adolescent Athletes

2009 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 627-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Mei Tsai ◽  
Lung Hung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Performance

In this study, the relationship between motivational climate and fear of failure in sport was examined. 176 adolescent athletes were recruited ( M=16.3 yr., SD =13). Athletes completed the Chinese Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire and the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory. Results indicated a performance climate was positively related to the fear of failure, while a mastery climate was not.

A Cluster Analysis on Students’ Perceived Motivational Climate. Implications on Psycho-Social Variables

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Fernandez-Rio ◽  
Antonio Méndez-Giménez ◽  
Jose A. Cecchini Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Class Climate ◽  
Buffering Hypothesis ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate ◽  
A Performance

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine how students’ perceptions of the class climate influence their basic psychological needs, motivational regulations, social goals and outcomes such as boredom, enjoyment, effort, and pressure/tension. 507 (267 males, 240 females) secondary education students agreed to participate. They completed a questionnaire that included the Spanish validated versions of Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ-2), Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise (BPNES), Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC), Social Goal Scale-Physical Education (SGS-PE), and several subscales of the IMI. A hierarchical cluster analysis uncovered four independent class climate profiles that were confirmed by a K-Means cluster analysis: “high ego”, “low ego-task”, “high ego-medium task”, and “high task”. Several MANOVAs were performed using these clusters as independent variables and the different outcomes as dependent variables (p < .01). Results linked high mastery class climates to positive consequences such as higher students’ autonomy, competence, relatedness, intrinsic motivation, effort, enjoyment, responsibility and relationship, as well as low levels of amotivation, boredom and pressure/tension. Students’ perceptions of a performance class climate made the positive scores decrease significantly. Cluster 3 revealed that a mastery oriented class structure undermines the negative behavioral and psychological effects of a performance class climate. This finding supports the buffering hypothesis of the achievement goal theory.

scholarly journals Association between Motivational Climate, Adherence to Mediterranean Diet, and Levels of Physical Activity in Physical Education Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
González-Valero ◽  
Ubago-Jiménez ◽  
Ramírez-Granizo ◽  
Puertas-Molero
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
Active Lifestyles ◽  
Perceived Motivational Climate

Physical Education is an essential educational area to develop physical-healthy habits and motivational orientations, which are fundamental to guide the situation of future Physical Education teachers. These professionals will have a fundamental role in teaching different types of motivations, active lifestyles, and healthy habits in youths. For this reason, the objective of the study is to know the association between motivational climate, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), and the practice of physical activity in future Physical Education teachers. A cross-sectional and nonexperimental study was carried out using a single measurement within a single group. The sample consisted of 775 university students from the cities of Andalusia (Spain). Motivational climate was evaluated through the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ-2), levels of physical activity were evaluated through the adolescent version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ-A), and level of adherence to the MD was assessed through Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED). On one hand, the healthy and self-improvement component promoted by physical activity favors an orientation focused on process and learning. Likewise, the competitive component is key to motivation focused on product and social recognition. In addition, future Physical Education teachers should pay special attention to the unequal recognition among members that physical activity can generate, in order to avoid personal disregard and social rejection. The ego climate is related to a high adherence to the MD. On the other hand, the future Physical Education teachers who manifest motivational processes based on fun and their own satisfaction have low levels of adherence to the MD.

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