The Fun Factor in Physical Education

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex C. Garn ◽  
Donetta J. Cothran

Using Scanlan and Lewthwaite’s (1986) sport enjoyment model as a conceptual framework, this study was designed to explore two areas: (a) students’ and teachers’ perceptions of “fun” in physical education class and (b) differences that may exist in these perceptions between groups of students (in team sports, individual/dual sports, and fitness) and teachers. The critical incident technique and a fun survey were administered to 191 participants. Critical incident technique narratives and descriptive statistics revealed the importance of achievement motivation concepts, such as teacher, task, and the social aspects of fun in physical education, whereas MANOVA revealed significant differences in perceptions of fun between students and teachers.

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 176-187
Author(s):  
Bruno Inocêncio Vicente ◽  
Rachel Belmont ◽  
Carlos Alberto Figueiredo da Silva

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Howe ◽  
Rob Poole

The purpose of this study was to test the effects of goal proximity and achievement motivation on basketball shooting performance in a regular physical education class setting. Data were collected on 79 male Grade 10 students. One week prior to the beginning of a 4-week basketball unit, students were categorized as high achievers and low achievers based on their achievement score on the Howe Sport Behavior Assessment Scale. Within each achievement group, subjects were randomly assigned to either a weekly short-term goal group, a long-term goal group, or a short-term-plus-longterm goal group. Subjects completed the Speed Spot Shooting Test once every week to measure their performance in relation to their assigned goals. No significant differences among the variables were revealed. A postexperimental questionnaire revealed that a majority of students from all goal conditions were setting their own short-term goals. Results are discussed in terms of Bandura’s self-efficacy theory of motivation and the use of goals in motor skill tasks in physical education.


Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 129-133
Author(s):  
Jorge Manuel Folgado dos Santos ◽  
João Petrica ◽  
João Serrano ◽  
Marco Batista ◽  
Samuel Honório ◽  
...  

Attention is considered an important mediator variable in the teaching / learning process, because of that, the scientific community made several investigations in order to understand what students are thinking, what strategies are best to captivate their attention and the type of instructions and/or feedback to develop students’ performance in achieving motor skills. In this research we tried to find differences in attentional profiles, of students during the practice of football and basketball at different moments of a Physical Education class. The sample consists of 156 students of both genders (84 females and 72 males), between 12 and 16 years old ( of 3rd Primary School (7th, 8th and 9th grade) to which a questionnaire was applied, ATEST- EF (Petrica 2010). Questionnaire which students had to point out what they were thinking at certain time of the Physical Education class. This was applied in team sports (football and basketball). In descriptive terms we found that students are in general aware of the task, information and behavior, and there are a few differences between the percentages between them, but from the test Chi_Square we found no statistical differences between the different moments of the Physical Education class. We concluded that, in this sample we didn’t verified the importance of attention and students focus in the different moments of team sport’s practiceResumen: La atención se considera un mediador importante en el proceso de enseñanza / aprendizaje, por lo que ya se han llevado a cabo varias investigaciones para percibir los pensamientos de los alumnos, las estrategias para atraer su atención y el tipo de instrucción y / o feedback que se debe dar a los alumnos para desarrollar el rendimiento en la realización de habilidades motoras. En esta investigación, tratamos de encontrar diferencias en los perfiles de atención de los estudiantes durante la enseñanza de deportes colectivos (fútbol y baloncesto), en varios momentos de la clase de Educación Física. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 156 estudiantes de ambos sexos (84 mujeres y 72 hombres), con edades comprendidas entre 12 y 16 años (x ̃ = 14,9 ± 1,3), de la 3ra escuela primaria (7º, 8º y 9º grado) a la que se aplicó un cuestionario, ATEST-EF (Petrica 2010), en el que los estudiantes tendrían que indicar que estaban pensando en ciertos momentos de la clase de Educación Física, este se aplicó en las modalidades deportivas como el fútbol y el baloncesto. En términos descriptivos, encontramos que los estudiantes generalmente están atentos a la tarea, la información y el comportamiento, y hay algunas diferencias porcentuales entre las dos modalidades, pero a partir de la prueba Qui_Square, no encontramos diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los diferentes momentos de la clase en las modalidades deportivas colectivos. Por lo tanto, se apoya que, en esta muestra, no se verificó la importancia de los momentos diferenciados en relación con la atención y en qué se enfocan los estudiantes.


2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112096015
Author(s):  
Sydney Hector ◽  
Geri Salinitri

Purpose: Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) partnership grant, this article examines the differences between Chinese and Canadian physical education (PE) activities conducted as part of the SSHRC partnership grant on Reciprocal Learning between Ontario, Canada, and Southwest China. More specifically, it focuses on a comparative analysis of traditional PE games and an inquiry into experiential learning. Design/Approach/Methods: Through 10 interviews of both Chinese reciprocal learning teacher candidates and Canadian PE teacher candidates, this article provides qualitative data regarding the differences in games across both China and Canada while developing themes including risk-taking and resilience, willingness to implement the foreign practice, division of sport-related skills, and daily physical activity (DPA). Findings: Findings suggest that DPA is overlooked in Canadian classrooms. Chinese teachers are more likely to implement foreign practice than Canadian teachers due to the Canadian teacher candidates’ perceived unwillingness of the students to participate. Additionally, the types of skills explored in traditional PE games are disparate of Canada and China. Originality/Value: This unique comparison of Chinese and Canadian PE demonstrates the broad range of games in the profession and analyzes the differences in qualities of the two countries’ practices. The unique perspective of this project helped field an inquiry into the nature of PE in both countries.


2005 ◽  
Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1114-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett Everhart ◽  
Michael Kernodle ◽  
Kesley Ballard ◽  
Cathy McKey ◽  
Billy Eason ◽  
...  

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in physical activity patterns of high school graduates in Texas who completed physical education class credit during high school and those who did not but who were varsity athletes. A questionnaire was designed and tested for reliability prior to being administered to 201 college students. Analysis indicated that participants who completed high school physical education class credit do not currently participate in regular physical activity as mucn as those who were not required to complete such credit. Conversely, athletes who did not participate in physical education reported currently engaging in more cardiovascular exercise and team sports than the physical education students during high school.


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