Investigation of the Learning Styles of Pre-Service Sports Teachers Enrolled at a Pedagogical Formation Program

<span lang="EN-US">The purpose of the current study is to investigate the learning styles of the students from the Faculty of Sports Sciences. These students are enrolled at the pedagogical formation program and attending different departments of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports. The study is a descriptive study employing the general survey model. As the data collection tool, “Vermunt Learning Styles Scales (VLSS)” was used. The study group of the current research is comprised of Sports Sciences Faculty students enrolled at the pedagogical formation program at the Education Faculty of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in 2016-2017 academic year. The findings of the study revealed that while the re-service sports sciences teachers’ study activities (information processing and organization) and study motives (mental model of learning and learning orientation) do not vary significantly depending on gender, age, branch, the state of having a coaching license or not and the state of working in a job or not, they vary significantly depending on department (coaching, sports management, recreation, physical education and sports teaching) and general academic achievement</span>

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Metaphorical perceptions of sports management students in Turkey with regard to “leadership” notion

African Educational Research Journal ◽

10.30918/aerj.93.21.112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 807-816

Author(s):

Zeynep Onağ ◽

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Method ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Study Group ◽

Sports Management ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Qualitative Research Method ◽

Management Students ◽

Sports Sciences ◽

Academic Year

This study aims to analyze the metaphorical perceptions of sports management students in Turkey with regard to “leadership” notion. In the study, qualitative research method was used. The study group of the research was composed of 90 people studying at a Sports Management Department in a Faculty of Sports Sciences in 2020-2021 academic year in Turkey. In order to determine the metaphorical perceptions of prospective sports managers with regard to leadership Notion, the study required the participants to complete the sentence “Leadership is like... because...”. The descriptive analysis method was used for the analysis of the data. The analysis showed that metaphorical descriptions made by the participants with regard to leadership were composed of the themes of ‘providing guidance’, ‘influencing people’, ‘uniting people’ and ‘setting people in motion’. It was found that the most common metaphorical perception of participants with regard to leadership notion was ‘providing guidance’, followed by ‘influencing people’. It was also seen that the least common metaphorical perceptions of participants with regard to leadership were related to the themes of ‘setting people in motion’ and ‘uniting people’.

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An analysis of students’ levels of sports commitment at a school of physical education and sports

African Educational Research Journal ◽

10.30918/aerj.92.21.045 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 367-374

Author(s):

Mehmet Yildirim ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Personal Information ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Arithmetic Mean ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Research Information ◽

Anova Analysis ◽

Grade 3 ◽

Academic Year ◽

The Universe

The aim of this study is to examine sports commitment levels of the students studying in the school of physical education and sports. The universe of the research consists of students studying in different programs at the School of Physical Education and Sports at Yozgat Bozok University in the 2019-2020 academic year. The sample of the research consists of 360 students determined by using the sampling technique among the students studying in different programs at the School of Physical Education and Sports at Yozgat Bozok University. As a data collection tool in the research, information on the demographic characteristics of the participants was obtained through the "Personal Information Form". The data for determining the level of loyalty of the participants were obtained through the "Sports Commitment Scale", which was adapted to Turkish by Sırgancı, Ilgar and Cihan (2019) developed by Schaufeli and Bakker (2004). Normality analyzes were carried out before starting the analysis of the data. In statistical analysis, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, t-test, ANOVA analysis and multiple comparison tests were used. As a result of the analyzes carried out; There were statistically significant differences between levels of the sports commitment according to the variables of the class, the year of sports and doing active sports under license (p < .05). 1st and 2nd Those who study in the classroom have a higher level of commitment to sports than those in grade 3, those who have 7 years or more to do sports for 1 year or less, and those who still do not do sports under license. According to gender, department and sports branch variables, no statistically significant differences were found between sports commitment levels (p > .05).

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Reviewing sports sciences students’ perceived freedom levels in leisure in terms of any variables (Kocaeli university case)

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20184801068 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 01068

Author(s):

Hakan Akdeniz ◽

Yeşim Körmükçü ◽

Gülşah Sekban ◽

İrem Bostan

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Data Collection ◽

Normal Distribution ◽

Target Population ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Significance Level ◽

Leisure Participation ◽

Recreation Areas ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Sports Sciences

This study was executed with the aim of investigating whether the perceived freedom levels of students who study in the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences vary by any variables. The target population of the study composed of 240 voluntary students who study at Kocaeli University, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, 132 (55%) of whom was female and 108 (45%) of whom were male. Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale, which was developed by Witt and Ellis (1985) and adopted into Turkish by [21] was used as the data collection tool of the study. Kolmogrov-Smirnof test analyzed whether the data showed normal distribution and it was observed that data do not display a normal distribution. As a result of this, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H tests were applied. The significance level was considered as 0,05. No significant difference was identified between perceived freedom levels in leisure by means of certain variables such as gender, department, participation in social activities, approximate participation in recreation activities and frequency of leisure participation (p>0,05). A significant difference was found between knowledge and skill – excitement and joy by means of participation in sportive activities, participation in cultural and artistic activities and competence in recreation areas (p<0,05). Consequently, when knowledge and skill – excitement and joy sub-dimensions of students who use their recreational areas, attend to sportive and artistic activities were evaluated, it was seen that individuals who actively participate in any activity may perceive him or herself freer when he or she is compared to the individuals who participate in an activity in a passive way. Therefore, a further activity participation sense may be created.

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Self-programming of information and its relationship to some offensive skills in volleyball among female students

Modren Sport Journal ◽

10.54702/msj.2021.20.3.0055 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 0055

Author(s):

حنين محمد حسين ◽

أ.د. منى طالب البدري

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Research Community ◽

Female Students ◽

Survey Study ◽

Time Range ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

The University ◽

Sports Sciences ◽

The Relationship ◽

Academic Year

The researchers used the descriptive approach with the two methods of survey study and correlational relations, and the research community was identified with the students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Kufa, their number was (26) students, then a sample of (20) students was chosen, then after that the scale was selected and applied and the offensive skills tests in volleyball On the research sample, then the scientific foundations were extracted and the appropriate statistical treatments were used to reach the results, after which the results were presented, analyzed and discussed. As for the objectives of the research, they included in several points, namely: 1- Recognizing the degree of self-programming of information in volleyball among female students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Kufa. 2- To identify the degree of offensive skills in volleyball among female students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Kufa. 3- Knowing the relationship between the degree of self-programming of information and the degree of offensive skills in volleyball among female students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Kufa. As for imposing research, it includes: 1- There is a correlation between self-programming of information and offensive skills in volleyball among female students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Kufa.Areas of research include: 1-Human field: Female students of the fourth stage in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - University of Kufa for the academic year 2020-2021. 2-Time range: for the period from 1/11/2020 to 29/11/2021. 3-Spatial field: Hall of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences - University of Kufa.

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Percepciones de los estudiantes de Educación Física sobre el desempeño del profesorado (Perceptions of Physical Education students on teacher performance)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v1i40.82160 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 180-185

Author(s):

Valentina Bahamondes Acevedo ◽

Elizabeth Flores Ferro ◽

Fernando Maureira Cid ◽

Rodrigo Vargas Vitoria ◽

Omar Gavotto Nogales ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Teacher Performance ◽

Teaching Styles ◽

Future Research ◽

Education Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Education Students ◽

Negative Perceptions ◽

Academic Year

Introducción: Las investigaciones de percepción de estudiantes sobre el desempeño del profesorado son fundamentales para estar al tanto de como el estudiantado se está desarrollando en la educación superior y, sobre todo, conocer quiénes o cuales son los factores influyentes en la formación académica. El objetivo del presente estudio fue: comparar la percepción que tienen los estudiantes de educación física sobre los profesores de dos universidades de Chile. Método: la investigación es de tipo cuantitativo, no experimental de corte transversal. La muestra estuvo constituida por 300 estudiantes de primero a cuarto año de la Licenciatura de Pedagogía en Educación Física. Resultados: Se encontraron diferencias significativas por año académico y entre las universidades donde se realizó el estudio, mostrando que es necesario ahondar en la comprensión de dichos resultados para mejorar las experiencias de procesos de aprendizaje del estudiantado. Conclusiones: Se hacen necesarios futuras investigaciones con otras variables, tales como estilos de aprendizaje, estilos de enseñanza, motivación, entre otras. También es relevante realizar este tipo de investigación de manera longitudinal para comprender de alguna manera las percepciones positivas y negativas y cómo este se podría mejorar para favorecer el clima del aula a nivel universitario. Abstract. Introduction: Research on students' perception of teacher performance is essential to be aware of how students are developing in higher education and, above all, to know who or what are the influencing factors in the academic formation. The objective of this study was: to compare the perception that students of physical education have about their teachers of two universities of Chile. Method: the research is quantitative, not experimental cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 300 students from the first to fourth year of the Degree in Pedagogy in Physical Education. Results: Significant differences were found by academic year and between the universities where the study was conducted, showing that it is necessary to deepen the understanding of these results to improve the experiences of the learning processes of the students. Conclusions: Future research with other variables, such as learning styles, teaching styles, motivation, among others, are necessary. It is also important to carry out this type of research in a longitudinal way to understand in some way the positive and negative perceptions and how this could be improved to favor the climate of the classroom at university level.

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Investigation of Social Appearance Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Teaching, Coaching Education and Sports Management Department Students in Terms of Different Variables

Journal of Educational Issues ◽

10.5296/jei.v7i2.19296 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 455

Author(s):

İbrahim Kubilay Türkay

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Education Institution ◽

Male Students ◽

Sports Management ◽

Coaching Education ◽

Appearance Anxiety ◽

Bonferroni Test ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Sports Sciences

This research was carried out in order to determine the anxiety levels of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, who are studying at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in the province of Burdur, in the Republic of Turkey, according to their departments, due to their social appearance.The population of the research is Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, a higher education institution in Burdur, and the sample is a total of 201 university students, 57 female and 144 male, studying in the “Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Education” departments of the sports sciences faculty of this university has created. The “Social Physics Anxiety Inventory” scale, which was developed by Hart et al. (1989) and was adapted to Turkey by Mülazımoğlu, Ballı, and Aşçı (2006), consisting of 12 items and two sub-scales, was developed by Hart et al. (1989) in order to measure students’ anxiety levels towards their social appearance (Doğan, 2010; Mülazımoğlu-Ballı & Aşçı, 2004). Only the 7-item part, which is suitable for the characteristics of the Turkish people, was used. Appropriate SPSS program was used for the analysis of the data obtained in the research. In addition, before starting the research, the students filled out a “Voluntary Consent Form” to declare that they participated in the research voluntarily. “Pearson Correlation” test to examine the relationship between variables, the “Independent Samples” test to detect the effects of variables on each other, and the one-way analysis of variance test (One-Way ANOVA) to detect the difference between groups, and multiplexes to find between which groups this difference is “Bonferroni” test which is one of the comparison tests (Post Hoc) was applied. Significant differences were taken as p < 0.01 and p < 0.05.As a result of the research, it has been determined that there are positive and negative significant differences in the anxiety levels of 51 female and 144 male students studying at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Education departments. Regarding the evaluation of these determinations, it can be said that female students are more sensitive than male students in terms of social appearance.

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Examination of communication skills of physical education and sports teacher candidate students: Example of faculty of sports sciences

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v18i4.6253 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 737-748

Author(s):

F. Pervin BİLİR ◽

Ahmet Erdi Avanoğlu ◽

Nurşen Şahin

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Personal Information ◽

English Summary ◽

Willingness To Communicate ◽

Active Listening ◽

Sports Management ◽

Certificate Program ◽

Coaching Education ◽

Sports Sciences

This study aimed to examine the communication skills of students who are studying in the physical education teaching department of the faculties of sports sciences and physical education and sports teacher candidates participating and pedagogical formation certificate program, according to demographic variables. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 377 students, 145 women and 232 men, who continue their education in the physical education teaching, coaching education, and sports management departments of the faculties of sports sciences in the 2019-2020 academic year. Personal information form and the “Communication Skills Scale” that is developed by Korkut Owen and Bugay (2014) were used as data collection tools. Since the data did not show a normal distribution, non-parametric tests were analyzed and descriptive statistics were used. According to the findings obtained, it was observed that the communication skills of the students were high in the sub-dimensions of “communication principles basic skills”, “self-expression”, “active listening and non-verbal communication" and close to high in the “willingness to communicate” sub-dimension. It was determined that the communication skills of the students differed according to their gender and grade levels, and did not differ according to their participation in the departments and pedagogical formation certificate program. As a result, it can be stated that the communication skills of the students studying in the faculties of sports sciences and participating in the pedagogical formation certificate program are generally high, and there is no difference between the students studying in the physical education department and the students participating in the pedagogical formation certificate program. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Özet Bu çalışma, spor bilimleri fakültelerinin beden eğitimi öğretmenliği bölümü ve pedagojik formasyon sertifika programına katılan beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adayı olan öğrencilerin demografik değişkenlere göre iletişim becerilerinin incelenmesini amaçlamıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini, 2019-2020 eğitim ve öğretim yılında spor bilimleri fakültelerinin beden eğitimi öğretmenliği, antrenörlük eğitimi ve spor yöneticiliği bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 145 kadın, 232 erkek olmak üzere toplam 377 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak kişisel bilgi formu ve Korkut Owen ve Bugay (2014) tarafından geliştirilen “İletişim Becerileri Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Veriler, normal dağılım göstermediğinden non-parametrik testlerle analiz edilmiştir ve tanımlayıcı istatistikler kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre; öğrencilerin iletişim becerilerinin; “iletişim ilkeleri temel beceriler”, “kendini ifade etme”, “etkin dinleme-sözel olmayan iletişim” alt boyutlarında yüksek; “iletişim kurmaya isteklilik” alt boyutunda ise yükseğe yakın oldukları görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin iletişim becerilerinin cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeylerine göre farklılaştığı; bölüm ve pedagojik formasyon sertifika programına katılma durumlarına göre farklılaşmadığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak; spor bilimleri fakültelerinde öğrenim gören ve pedagojik formasyon sertifika programına katılan öğrencilerin iletişim becerilerinin genel olarak yüksek, beden eğitimi bölümünde eğitim alan öğrenciler ile pedagojik formasyon sertifika programına katılan öğrenciler arasında farklılık olmadığı ifade edilebilir.

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Examination of Vocational Motivations of Physical Education and Sports Teachers in Terms of Some Variances

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v8n1p220 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 220

Author(s):

Levent Var ◽

Mehtap Yildiz

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Study Group ◽

Meaningful Difference ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Package Program ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Academic Year ◽

Made In

The aim of this study is to examine the professional motivations of Physical Education and Sports Teachers. The study group included totally (n=300) 93 female and 207 male physical education and sports teachers working in; Erzurum (n=30), Yozgat (n=22), Kayseri (n=30), Nevsehir (n=56), Aksaray (n=22), Ankara (n=52), Istanbul (n=44) and Kirsehir (n=40) provinces. The research was made in 2017–2018 academic year. As a data collection tool “Vocational Motivation Scale”, which consists of 24 items, was developed by Ural (1996). SPSS 22.0 package program was used for statistical analysis of the acquired data and results were evaluated at p<0.05 meaningfulness level. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was a meaningful difference in physical motivation of physical education teachers according to age and seniority, and it was determined that there was a significant difference when their vocational motivations were determined by gender.

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Estilos de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico de universitarios de Educación Física chilenos (Learning styles and academic performance of Chilean Physical Education university students)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i32.51919 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 62-67

Author(s):

Jaime Serra-Olivares ◽

Carlos Leonel Muñoz Valverde ◽

Consuelo Cejudo Armero ◽

Pedro Gil Madrona

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Physical Education ◽

Active Learning ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Learning Style ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

And Gender ◽

New Research ◽

The Relationship ◽

Academic Year

Se analizó la relación entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios de Educación Física de la Universidad Católica de Temuco en Chile 2015/16 (n = 122). Los participantes completaron el cuestionario CHAEA-36 y se analizaron los datos en función del curso, la edad y el género. Los hallazgos demostraron la predominancia, principalmente, de los estilos de aprendizaje combinado (56%) y activo (21%). No se observó relación significativa entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el curso (χ² = 14.324; p =.575), y tampoco la edad (χ² = 14.324; p =.575). Sin embargo, el análisis inferencial demostró una relación significativa entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el género (χ² = 11.257; p =.024). Por último, los estudiantes con un estilo de aprendizaje activo demostraron un rendimiento académico significativamente inferior que sus compañeros con estilos de aprendizaje pragmático (F = 9.517; p = .011) y combinado (F = 14.625; p = .013). No se observaron diferencias significativas en el resto de comparaciones. Estos hallazgos determinan la importancia de atender a los procesos de formación inicial docente desde una perspectiva flexible, adaptada al contexto sociocultural y educativo de los aprendices. En este sentido, se necesitan nuevos estudios de investigación que analicen la relación entre los estilos de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico, principalmente desde la perspectiva de género.Abstract: The relationship between learning styles and academic performance of physical education students at the Temuco Catholic University 2015/16 was analysed (n = 122). Participants completed the CHAEA-36 questionnaire and data were analysed by academic year, age and gender. The findings showed a predominance of a combined style of learning (56%) and the active learning style (21%). No significant relationship between learning styles and academic year (χ² = 14.324; p =.575) nor age (χ² = 14.324; p =.575) were observed. However, the inferential analysis showed a significant relationship between learning styles and gender (χ² = 11.257; p =.024). Finally, students with an active learning style demonstrated significantly lower academic performance than their peers using pragmatic (F = 9.517; p = .011) and combined (F = 14.625; p = .013) learning styles. No other significant differences were observed. These findings show the importance of approaching teachers basic training from a flexible perspective, adapting it to learners’ cultural and educational context. In this sense, new research studies that analyse the relationship between learning styles and academic performance, mainly from the gender perspective, are needed.

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Examination of the psychological commitment to team of the students of Faculty of Sports Sciences

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v15i4.5476 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 2159 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elif Bozyiğit ◽

Furkan Doğan

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Personal Information ◽

Sports Management ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Turkish Version ◽

Coaching Education ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Psychological Commitment ◽

Sports Sciences

The purpose of this research is to examine the psychological commitment to team of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences. The sample of the study consisted of 242 students (97 female, 145 male) in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Coaching Education, Recreation and Sports Management Departments. “Personal Information Form” which was created by researchers and the Turkish version (Eskiler et al., 2011) of “Psychological Commitment to Team” (PCT) scale which was developed by Mahony et al. (2000) were used as a data collection tool in this research. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test were used to analyze the data. Analyzes were made on the total score of PCT. For this study, Cronbach’s Alpha was found as .80 for the total score. As the result of analyzes, the level of “psychological commitment to team” of the students was found to be high. While there was no significant difference between gender and age variables with the scores obtained from PCT scale, there was a significant difference between department, licensed product purchases, years of being a sports fan, desire to work and possibility of working with the scores obtained from PCT scale. As a result, hypothesis 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were accepted, while hypothesis 2 and 3 were rejected.

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