Concerns of Inservice Physical Education Teachers as Compared with Fuller’s Concern Model

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. McBride ◽  
Theresa E. Boggess ◽  
David C. Griffey
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Developmental Theory ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teacher Concerns ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Three Stages

The purpose of this study was to identify and assess the kinds of concerns expressed by experienced physical education teachers and to compare them to Fuller’s postulated developmental theory of teaching concerns. The study also sought to assess the applicability of the Teacher Concerns Questionnaire (TCQ) instrument in a physical education environment. Data were subjected to factor analysis, where it was found that, overall, the experienced teachers did follow Fuller’s three stages of development. Two distinct constellations were identified, as was a third, weaker constellation. This third factor corresponded to Fuller’s task scale and additional study is recommended to identify items more appropriate to an inservice physical education environment. The authors make recommendations for follow-up experiences in an inservice setting.

Concerns of Preservice Physical Education Teachers

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Behets
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Teacher Concerns ◽  
Pupil Control ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Stable Factor ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
The University

The purpose of this study was to identify and assess the concerns of preservice physical education teachers at the University of Leuven (Belgium). In two studies, data were obtained with two different methodologies, namely a questionnaire and the logbook. In the first study the Teacher Concerns Questionnaire (TCQ) was administered to 100 students on three occasions during their early field teaching experiences. Of the three types of concern—self, task, and impact—only impact concern increased significantly and could be identified as a stable factor. In line with related studies, data did not reveal the three stages of Fuller’s concern model. In the second study written concerns were gathered using the logbook method. Concerns about pupil control and organization were found most frequently. Finally, concerns obtained from the TCQ were compared with the written ones. The contradicting findings suggest there are both idealistic and realistic concerns. Further research into a valid instrument for assessing concerns of prospective physical educators is recommended.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Physical Education Environment on Children’s Well-Being and Physical Activity Across the Transition from Primary to Secondary School

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 574-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Taylor ◽  
Christopher M. Spray ◽  
Natalie Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
School Transition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Before And After

The purpose of the study was to explore change in children’s physical self-concept and self-reported physical activity over a school transition period, as well as motivational and interpersonal influences on these two outcomes. Data were collected from 545 children (mean age = 10.82, SD = 0.39, 51% female) at three time points before and after the United Kingdom secondary school transition. Multilevel modeling revealed that physical self-concept and physical activity showed different patterns of decline over the course of the study. Changes in the extent to which physical education teachers were perceived to provide psychological need support, peer focus on self-referenced learning and mastery, and changes in autonomous motives toward physical education classes were positively associated with these outcome variables. The present study provides novel insight into important motivational and interpersonal factors that may need to be targeted to prevent negative developmental patterns over a potentially challenging period for children.

Comparison of Visual Information Processing between Preservice Students and Experienced Physical Education Teachers

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Behets
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Inservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
First Year ◽  
Critical Events ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Eye Fixations

In this study, experienced physical education teachers’ observation skills in teaching situations are compared to that of first- and last-year student teachers. The 56 participants were shown 12 slides from a gymnastics lesson, and after viewing it for 4 s, they were asked to report what they had seen. The number of items and critical events reported were analyzed. No significant differences were found between the three groups on the number of events reported or for the number and duration of the eye fixations. Significant differences were found for the number of critical events reported and fixated. Last-year students and experienced teachers correctly reported more critical events on the slide scenes than first year students, but there were no significant differences in observational capacities between last year students and experienced teachers. This study demonstrated the need for observational training, not only during preservice, but also for inservice teachers.

Differences between Experienced and Inexperienced Physical Education Teachers’ Augmented Feedback and Interactive Teaching Decisions

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven K.S. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Observation System ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Perceptual Maps ◽  
Stimulated Recall ◽  
Feedback Structure ◽  
Mapping Techniques

This study represents a descriptive analysis of feedback patterns and perceptual maps of experienced and inexperienced teachers. Five experienced elementary physical education teachers and 5 inexperienced teachers participated in the study. Data were collected by videotaping and audiotaping three lessons taught by each teacher. Transcripts of audiotapes were made for all verbal feedback administered by the teachers, and each unit of feedback was coded from the written transcripts using a multidimensional observation system. Following the second and third lessons, patterns in cue perception employed by teachers during feedback interaction were accessed using a stimulated recall interview and concept mapping techniques. Results indicated that inexperienced teachers did not differ from experienced teachers in their feedback structure. However, experienced teachers differed from inexperienced teachers on their perceptual patterns. Specifically, perceptual maps of experienced teachers were more complex and were organized hierarchically, whereas inexperienced teachers’ patterns tended to be sparse and hierarchically shallow.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Perspectives on the Use of Pedometers as Instructional Technology in Physical Education: A Cautionary Tale

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nate McCaughtry ◽  
Kimberly L. Oliver ◽  
Suzanna Rocco Dillon ◽  
Jeffrey J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Developmental Theory ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Cautionary Tale ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
Elementary Physical Education ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

We used cognitive developmental theory to examine teachers’ perspectives on the use of pedometers in physical education. Twenty-six elementary physical education teachers participating in long-term professional development were observed and interviewed twice over 6 months as they learned to incorporate pedometers into their teaching. Data were analyzed via constant comparison. The teachers reported four significant shifts in their thinking and values regarding pedometers. First, at the beginning, the teachers predicted they would encounter few implementation challenges that they would not be able to overcome, but, after prolonged use, they voiced several limitations to implementing pedometers in physical education. Second, they anticipated that pedometers would motivate primarily higher skilled students, but found that lesser skilled students connected with them more. Third, they moved from thinking they could use pedometers to teach almost any content to explaining four areas of content that pedometers are best suited to assist in teaching. Last, they shifted from seeing pedometers as potential accountability tools for student learning and their teaching to identifying key limitations to using pedometers for assessment. Our discussion centers on connecting these findings to teacher learning and professional development, and on the implications for teacher educators and professional development specialists advocating pedometers in physical education.

scholarly journals Perfil sociodemográfico e preocupações dos professores de educação física do município de Cianorte – Pr

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Fernanda Herran Fernandes ◽  
Anderson Gerim Rowiecki ◽  
Suelen Vicente Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Teacher Concerns ◽  
Teaching Career ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
The Impact

Introdução: Durante a carreira docente, diversos fatores influenciam o percurso profissional docente, dentre eles as preocupações docentes. Elas são organizadas em três dimensões: Consigo, Tarefa e Impacto da Tarefa, que acometem os professores em sua atuação pedagógica. Objetivo: Nesse sentido, a presente pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar as preocupações de professores de Educação Física que atuam na rede municipal de Cianorte-PR considerando as variáveis sociodemográficas. Métodos: Caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória. Para a coleta dos dados, na primeira fase da investigação, participaram 14 professores de Educação Física do município de Cianorte – Paraná, que responderam um questionário sociodemográfico e a Escala de Preocupações dos Professores. Na segunda fase, foi realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada com oito professores, relacionando as variáveis sóciodemográficas com as preocupações no âmbito de sua atuação docente. Para análise dos dados quantitativos utilizou-se da análise estatística indutiva, empregando o teste de Shapiro-Wilk, e o Teste Prova U de Mann Whitney para comparar as médias das dimensões de preocupações conforme as variáveis sociodemográficas. Para os dados qualitativos, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: Os professores investigados são em sua maioria jovens e com pouco tempo de carreira docente. No entanto, apresentam menor preocupação com a dimensão Consigo e o maior índice se expressa na dimensão Impacto da Tarefa. Em relação à idade, os professores que possuem até 29 anos têm maior preocupação com a dimensão Tarefa, enquanto que os professores que possuem 30 anos ou mais concentram suas preocupações na dimensão Impacto da Tarefa. Destaca-se que foram identificadas, com relevância, outras preocupações docentes, a Estrutura Familiar/Contexto Social e Formação Docente, que não estão presentes na teoria das preocupações. Conclusão: As dimensões apresentadas por Fuller e Bown, acometem os professores analisados. Além disso, outras preocupações foram evidenciadas como: Estrutura Familiar/Contexto Social e Formação Docente.ABSTRACT. Sociodemographic profile and concerns of physical education teachers of Cianorte – Paraná. Background: During the teaching career, several factors influence the professional career of teachers, among them the teachers’ concerns. They are organized in three dimensions: Dimension for Self, Dimension Task e Dimension Impact of Task. Objective: In this sense, the present research had as objective to identify the concerns of Physical Education teachers working in the municipal network of Cianorte-PR considering the sociodemographic variables. Methods: It is characterized as an exploratory descriptive research. In order to collect the data, in the first phase of the investigation, 14 Physical Education teachers from the city of Cianorte - Paraná (Brazil) participated, who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Teacher Concerns Scale. In the second phase, a semistructured interview was conducted with 8 teachers, associating the sociodemographic variables with the concerns of the teaching performance. For the analysis of the quantitative data, it was used the inductive statistical analysis using the Shapiro-Wilk test and the Mann Whitney Test U test to compare the averages of the dimensions of concerns according to sociodemographic variables. For the qualitative data, the content analysis was used. Results: The teachers investigated are mostly young and with little teaching career time. However, they are less concerned with the Dimension for Self and the higher level of concern expressed in the Dimension Impact of Task. Teachers who are up to age 29 are more concerned with task dimension, while teachers who are age 30 or older focus their concerns on the Impact of Task dimension. Other teacher concerns were identified with relevance, Family Structure/Social Context and Teacher Training, which are not present in the theory of concerns. Conclusion: The dimensions presented by Fuller and Bown affect the teachers analyzed. In addition, other concerns were highlighted as: Family Structure/Social Context and Teacher Training.

scholarly journals Professional Attitude of Physical Education Teachers toward Education Process of Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 558
Author(s):  
Aija Klaviņa ◽  
Nadija Strazdiņa
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Professional Attitude ◽  
Gender And Work ◽  
Severe Intellectual Disability ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Education Process

<p class="TextBody"><em><span lang="EN-US">Physical education teachers face many challenges when teaching students with severe intellectual disability (SID) because of extensive adaptations and assistance they need. The purpose of this study was to determine attitude of PE teachers in Latvia and Lithuania toward teaching students with SID in the special education environment. Method: Participants were 84 PE teachers from special schools. The Survey of Physical Education Teachers’ Attitude Toward Teaching Students with SID (Strazdina &amp; Klavina, 2012) was used. Results and Conclusions: Results revealed significant differences in results across teachers’ age, gender and work experience. Latvian teachers' beliefs were more positive towards teaching students with SID than teachers in Lithuania.  Stepwise multiple regressions analyses demonstrated that overall there was significant relationship between predictors and behavioral intention. </span></em></p>

scholarly journals LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ŠAKIAI AND ŠAKIAI DISTRICT: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (98) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Laima Trinkūnienė ◽  
Edvinas Vensas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
International Study ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
The City ◽  
City Schools

Background. According to various research publications, physical education teachers work in the environment where the teaching process is often hindered by low physical education subject status, insufficient number and quality of lessons, lack of facilities and equipment for learning and the environment which is neither functional nor safe or hygienic. Concerned about pupils’ physical activity decrease in secondary schools, Education and Sports Department of Šakiai District Municipality submitted a request to Physical Education study programme director of Lithuanian Sports University to carry out research revealing the existing situation about physical education and sports infrastructure in Šakiai district secondary schools. The aim of our study was to compare physical education environment in Šakiai and Šakiai district high schools, junior gymnasiums and lower secondary schools. Methods. We used a questionnaire for the survey drafted in the international study by Sport Science and Physical Education Council (ICSSPE / IOC) (Hardman & Marshall, 2009) and other references. During the study, we interviewed 13 physical education teachers from 14 Šakiai city and Šakiai district schools (2 women and 11 men). Results. The quality of learning tools in city schools was seen as excellent or good, while the quantity was also seen only as extensive or above average. Obtained results in the district schools varied, but most of them indicated that the quality (33%) and quantity (50%) was only adequate or sufficient. Physical education subject status in comparison with other subjects in half of the city schools was seen as the same and in the other half – as lower. In most schools in the district, it was seen as the same (92%). City schools did not lack hygienic equipment, but a significant number of district schools did not have changing rooms with lockers and hangers (33%) and showers (25%). In the district schools that had showers, they were not used in 56% of them. Conclusions. Schools in the city are supplied with more and better teaching tools and equipment. Physical Education subject status in half of city schools is perceived as inferior to other subjects. Hygiene conditions in city schools are good compared to the district schools, where they are poor.

What Preservice Physical Education Teachers See in an Unguided Field Experience: A Follow-Up Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate R. Barrett ◽  
Pamela C. Allison ◽  
Rick Bell
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Classroom Climate ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Physical Education Majors

This study is a follow up to one conducted in 1982 (Bell, Barrett, & Allison, 1985) and examines what a group of eight preservice physical education majors reported seeing in a 15-min games lesson with fifth-grade students at the end of their professional preparation. As in the previous study, an analytic inductive strategy was employed to categorize the data at two levels of specificity. Results indicated that as individuals the preservice teachers recorded statements about the teacher, the students, and the lesson in combination, whereas in the 1982 study, they recorded statements about the students only or the students and the teacher. Level 2 analysis showed 66.1% of the reported statements were about the movement response of the children. This was in sharp contrast to the earlier study in which the preservice teachers made only 10% such statements. The percentage of statements recorded for the subcategory teaching techniques was fairly consistent across the two studies: 21.9% in the current study and 25.9% in the earlier one. Relatively few statements were made in any of the other categories. Preservice teachers at the end of their professional preparation report more observations (224 in contrast with 89), but questions remain why the observations exclude statements about the personal characteristics of students, classroom climate, and lesson elements.

scholarly journals Implementing a Teacher-Focused Intervention in Physical Education to Increase Pupils’ Motivation towards Dance at School

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Amado ◽  
Pablo Molero ◽  
Fernando Del Villar ◽  
Miguel Ángel Tapia-Serrano ◽  
Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Motivational Style ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
Experimental Group

A teacher-focused intervention that supports the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness was designed and implemented, to help experienced teachers develop a motivational style during dance teaching sessions at school. Four schools in Mexico, with 12 physical education teachers and 921 pupils, participated in the research. A program was developed at the beginning with the teachers in the experimental group to support the psychological needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness. Both groups were assessed at the beginning and at the end of the program and the results showed that participants from the experimental group had an increase in their perception of autonomy, relatedness and self-determination levels towards dance teaching sessions at school compared with participants from the control group. In conclusion, teachers’ training is important to increase pupils’ motivation towards dance. Schools should focus on encouraging teachers’ “training in motivational strategies to create pupils’” adaptive behaviors.

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