Student Engagement in High School Physical Education: Do Social Motivation Orientations Matter?

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex C. Garn ◽  
David R. Ware ◽  
Melinda A. Solmon
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Goal Theory ◽  
Achievement Goal Orientations ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
Tenth Grade

High school physical education classes provide students with numerous opportunities for social interactions, but few studies have explored how social strivings impact class engagement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among 2 × 2 achievement goals, social motivation orientations, and effort in high school physical education classes using contemporary goal theory. A total of 105 ninth and tenth grade students reported their social motivation orientations, achievement goal orientations, and effort toward physical education. All four 2 × 2 achievement goals and three social motivation orientations had positive relationships with students’ self-reported effort in physical education. Further regression analysis revealed that mastery approach, performance avoidance, and social status goal orientations accounted for unique variance in explaining self-reported effort in high school physical education. Thus, students’ social strivings produce constructive outcomes in high school physical education and teachers who are able to promote healthy social climates can reap these benefits.

Achievement Goals, Social Goals, and Students’ Reported Persistence and Effort in High School Physical Education

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianmin Guan ◽  
Ping Xiang ◽  
Ron McBride ◽  
April Bruene
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Mastery Avoidance ◽  
Approach Goals ◽  
Avoidance Goals ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between achievement goals and social goals and explored how students’ achievement goals and social goals might affect their reported persistence and effort expended toward physical education in high school settings. Participants were 544 students from two high schools in the southwest U.S. Multiple regression analysis revealed that social responsibility goals represented the greatest contributor to students’ expenditure of persistence and effort toward physical education. This was followed by mastery-approach goals, mastery-avoidance goals, and performance-approach goals. In addition, girls reported significantly higher values on both social-relationship goals and responsibility goals than did boys. Findings revealed that students had multiple goals for wanting to succeed in physical education; using both achievement goals and social goals when studying student motivation and achievement in high school physical education settings is recommend.

Changes in Achievement Goals and Self-Concept in the Early Months of Junior High School

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios G. Papaioannou ◽  
Basil N. Siskos
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Greek Language ◽  
Language Classes

Changes in goal orientations and self-concept in Greek language and physical education classes during the first months of junior high school in Greece were studied. Participants, 572 students in their first year of junior high school, responded to questionnaires assessing (a) goal orientations and satisfaction in physical education and Greek language classes, (b) multidimensional self-concept, (c) attitudes toward school and teachers, and (d) life satisfaction. The measures were collected in three sessions: at the beginning of the school year, 6 wk. later, and 14 wk. later. The third measurement followed the students' grades for the first term. Students showed significant decreases in mastery and social-approval goal orientations in both physical education and Greek language classes. They also showed negative attitudes toward teachers, perceptions of physical ability, and relationships with parents. Most differences emerged between Weeks 6 and 14. The learning environment and the assessment system in Greek junior high school seem to play an important role in the decrease of students' motivation and perceived competence.

Investigating Factors in the Retention of Students in High School Physical Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken R. Lodewyk ◽  
Colin M. Pybus
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Effect Difference ◽  
Size Discrepancy ◽  
Student Enrolment ◽  
Fitness Training

Several studies have reported declining student enrolment rates in optional physical education. This study—incorporating constructs from social cognitive, self-determination, and body image theory—investigated factors that might be influential to this trend. Surveys were administered to 227 tenth-grade students from five schools in one school district of Ontario, Canada. MANOVA results revealed a significant main effect difference in variables by gender and enrollment group but not by the interaction. Enrollees had statistically higher motivation (domain value, self-efficacy, perceived autonomy support, and autonomous regulation), PE grade, and weekly levels of exercise beyond physical education. Qualitatively, nonenrollees reported more social concerns, less domain value, and disliked activities like fitness training, health content, and competition. Females had statistically higher body size discrepancy and qualitatively more domain value and concern about the social setting and the type of activities. Implications for the retention of high school physical education students are discussed.

scholarly journals Effects of Music on Mood During Basketball Play in Junior High School Physical Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Barney ◽  
Francis Pleban ◽  
Jemal Gishe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Students ◽  
P Values ◽  
High School Physical Education

The incorporation of music in the physical education (PE) environment during physical activity has been shown to be beneficial for participants. Karageorghis et al. (1999) created a conceptual framework focusing on asynchronous music, identifying four factors important to a given piece of music: rhythm response, musicality, cultural impact, and association. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of two conditions, with and without the incorporation of music, in the PE environment on student moods in 948 junior high school students (501 males, 447 females). The conditions were measured using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) Short Form. Significant differences were observed in the mean scores of POMS between preintervention (without music) and postintervention (with music) for total mood disturbance, tension, anger, fatigue, depression, and confusion (all p values < 0.0001), as well as significantly higher mean scores for esteem-related affect and vigor (p values < 0.0001). Results from this study, and others, provide an impetus for PE teachers and PE teacher education to incorporate music during games/activities for the purpose of improving student moods and subsequent activity levels.

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