Elementary and Secondary Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Goals, Expertise, Curriculum, and Students’ Achievement

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolly D. Lambdin ◽  
Mary A. Steinhardt
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
General Goal ◽  
Level Of Agreement

The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education curriculum from the teachers’ perspective. Elementary and secondary physical education teachers (N=60) completed a questionnaire that assessed their level of agreement on each of four statements associated with 12 commonly held goals for physical education. For each goal, teachers assessed the following areas using a 5-point Likert scale: their personal commitment to the goal, their expertise in content related to the goal, whether they taught to the goal in their present curriculum, and student achievement in the area. Chi-square analyses indicated that, in general, goal and expertise statements were directly related, but what was actually taught was rated 1 point lower than goal statements. Student learning statements were related to teachers’ goals but were rated even lower. Our study suggests that teachers’ goals and expertise may not be the determining factors in the taught curriculum and student achievement. Future research needs to focus on identifying barriers that prevent teachers from teaching what they would like, and feel prepared, to teach.

scholarly journals Adopting the Situation in School Questionnaire to Examine Physical Education Teachers’ Motivating and Demotivating Styles Using a Circumplex Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7342
Author(s):  
Géraldine Escriva-Boulley ◽  
Emma Guillet-Descas ◽  
Nathalie Aelterman ◽  
Maarten Vansteenkiste ◽  
Nele Van Doren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Structure Control ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Circular Structure ◽  
Need Support ◽  
Academic Courses

Grounded in SDT, several studies have highlighted the role of teachers’ motivating and demotivating styles for students’ motivation, learning, and physical activity in physical education (PE). However, most of these studies focused on a restricted number of motivating strategies (e.g., offering choice) or dimensions (e.g., autonomy support). Recently, researchers have developed the Situations-in-School (i.e., SIS-Education) questionnaire, which allows one to gain a more integrative and fine-grained insight into teachers’ engagement in autonomy-support, structure, control, and chaos through a circular structure (i.e., a circumplex). Although teaching in PE resembles teaching in academic courses in many ways, some of the items of the original situation-based questionnaire (e.g., regarding homework) are irrelevant to the PE context. In the present study, we therefore sought to develop a modified, PE-friendly version of this earlier validated SIS-questionnaire—the SIS-PE. Findings in a sample of Belgian (N = 136) and French (N = 259) PE teachers, examined together and as independent samples, showed that the variation in PE teachers’ motivating styles in this adapted version is also best captured by a circumplex structure, with four overarching styles and eight subareas differing in their level of need support and directiveness. The SIS-PE possesses excellent convergent and concurrent validity. With the adaptations being successful, great opportunities for future research on PE teachers (de-)motivating styles are created.

Assessment of Teacher Attitudes Toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios D. Sideridis ◽  
Judy P. Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Fit Index

The Teacher Integration Attitudes Questionnaire (TIAQ) was developed in order to assess the attitudes and beliefs of teachers (n = 110) with regard to the inclusion of students with disabilities in regular education settings. Using Structural Equation Modeling, the final structural model of the TIAQ comprised four constructs, namely, “Skills,” “Benefits,” “Acceptance,” and “Support.” The final model was fully supported by the derivation sample of music education teachers (n = 54) and produced a Comparative Fit Index (CFI = 1.00). The replication sample of physical education teachers (n = 56) partially supported the generality of the TIAQ, (CFI = .844). Further, the internal consistency properties of the TIAQ (Cronbach’s alpha was .77 for both samples) were satisfactory. We conclude that the psychometric properties of the TIAQ were adequate, and it can be used as a valid assessment in evaluating the status of inclusion for students with disabilities as perceived by music education and physical education teachers. However, future research is needed to support its generality with other groups of teachers and professionals.

Part 2: Integration in PE and youth sport Homophobia and heterosexism: Spanish physical education teachers' perceptions

2018 ◽  
pp. 46-60
Author(s):  
Joaquín Piedra ◽  
Gonzalo Ramírez-Macías ◽  
Francis Ries ◽  
Augusto Rembrandt Rodríguez-Sánchez ◽  
Catherine Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

scholarly journals Physical Education Teachers’ Views about Character Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Erkut Tutkun ◽  
Ilyas Gorgut ◽  
Ibrahim Erdemir
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
City Center ◽  
National Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Current Curriculum

The purpose of this study is to find out the views of teachers of physical education about how they define character education, whether they think national education curriculum and the curriculum of private schools are suitable for character education and whether they think character education can be applied in physical education lessons. Case report design was used in this study which was prepared with qualitative research method. The sample group of the study consists of 6 physical education teachers working in 3 secondary schools and 2 high schools of Kutahya city center which were determined with easily accessible case sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods. Individual interviews which lasted for an average of 15-20 minutes were conducted with physical education teachers within the context of semi-structured interview technique. The participants were informed that the interviews would be voice recorded and later their expressions would be written down to avoid data loss and after necessary permissions were taken, the interviews were recorded. Descriptive and content analysis methods were used to analyze the expressions which were converted into text. The results of the analyses showed that physical education teachers defined character education as changes that occurred in individuals’ behaviors first in the family, then at school and the education conducted to teach individuals socially accepted and correct behaviors. In addition, it was found that the teachers stated that the current curriculum of the country and also physical education curriculum were not suitable for character education; however, since it is a social lesson and since participants are continuously active and in communication, physical education lessons can be more effective than other lessons in terms of character development.

scholarly journals Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Competence in Selecting Teaching Techniques: Teacher Training in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Mehmet Yanık
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Right ◽  
Data Frequency

The aim of this study was to examine preservice physical education teachers’ perceived competence in selecting teaching techniques according to certain variables. The research was designed as a descriptive study using a screening model. The study universe consisted of a total of 348 preservice physical education teachers studying in different departments. The “Scale of Preservice Teachers’ Perceived Competence in Selecting Teaching Techniques” was used as the data collection tool. For analysis of the data, frequency and percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way analysis of variance values were used. The level of significance was taken as p < 0.05 for all tests. The results obtained in the study revealed that according to the evaluation of the scale score intervals, the participants’ mean scores (4.24±0.36) for perceptions of competence in selecting teaching techniques were high. According to the subdimensions, mean scores of 4.30±0.38 in the positive prediction subdimension and 4.11±0.39 in the negative prediction subdimension were obtained. No difference was found between groups according to the gender variable. According to the variable for type of department attended, it was seen that students in the coaching department who obtained the right to become teachers via certificate programmes had lower perception levels. Another finding of the study was that as grade level increased, participants’ levels of perceived competence increased. As a result of the research, recommendations are offered regarding the need for preservice teachers, from their selection onwards, to be educated with programmes which give priority to domain-specific practices, and for certificate programmes that grant the right to become a teacher through short-term training to be reviewed.

scholarly journals Homophobia and heterosexism: Spanish physical education teachers’ perceptions

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 1156-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquín Piedra ◽  
Gonzalo Ramírez-Macías ◽  
Francis Ries ◽  
Augusto Rembrandt Rodríguez-Sánchez ◽  
Catherine Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

Fostering a Need-Supportive Teaching Style: Intervention Effects on Physical Education Teachers’ Beliefs and Teaching Behaviors

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 595-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Aelterman ◽  
Maarten Vansteenkiste ◽  
Lynn Van den Berghe ◽  
Jotie De Meyer ◽  
Leen Haerens
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching Behaviors ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Professional Development Training

The present intervention study examined whether physical education (PE) teachers can learn to make use of autonomy-supportive and structuring teaching strategies. In a sample of 39 teachers (31 men, M = 38.51 ± 10.44 years) and 669 students (424 boys, M = 14.58 ± 1.92 years), we investigated whether a professional development training grounded in self-determination theory led to changes in (a) teachers’ beliefs about the effectiveness and feasibility of autonomy-supportive and structuring strategies and (b) teachers’ in-class reliance on these strategies, as rated by teachers, external observers, and students. The intervention led to positive changes in teachers’ beliefs regarding both autonomy support and structure. As for teachers’ actual teaching behavior, the intervention was successful in increasing autonomy support according to students and external observers, while resulting in positive changes in teacher-reported structure. Implications for professional development and recommendations for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Influential Factors of Existing Physical Education Curriculum at Degree Level: A Case Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Sohail Roman ◽  
Mehreen Saba
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Health And Physical Education ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Daily Schedule ◽  
Time Table ◽  
Degree Level

The main purpose of the study was to assess the influential factors of existing physical education curriculum at degree level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study consisted of the population, twenty-seven (27) physical education teachers and Five Hundred & Thirteen (513) physical education students, which were selected from Nine (09) randomly selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Survey technique was followed for the collection of required information. Appropriate questionnaire on Likert scale ranging from very much (VM) to Not at all (NAA) was developed and used after pilot testing checked through respondents of sampled colleges adopting a Cronbach’s Alpha method of reliability. The responses of the respondents were supported by (SPSS), version 24.0. Statistical techniques like, Independent sample t-test, regression and ANOVA were applied for analyses of collected data. It has also been found that factors like class size, daily schedule/time table, available infrastructure and teachers’ competency have significant influence upon teaching health and physical education. Based upon the findings, the researcher recommended that college administrator in collaboration with director colleges may bring manageable class size, allot adequate time for health and physical education classes, and provide required infrastructural facilities to impart the teaching experiences, observation and skills in a satisfying manner.

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