scholarly journals Contribution of a physical education undergraduate program in the teaching self-efficacy beliefs

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipy Kuhn ◽  
Alexandro Andrade ◽  
Viviane Preichardt Duek ◽  
Ana Flávia Backes ◽  
Matheus da Lapa Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Public University ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Degree ◽  
Regular Classes

The objective of this study was to analyze the contribution of a Physical Education program on constructing beliefs in teacher self-efficacy, taking into account the teaching dimensions of instruction, organization, and social environment. A qualitative research was conducted through a semistructured interview with 11 college students in their last year of a Physical Education Degree at a public University in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews. The results showed that the mandatory internship was the main learning context, and the main sources of learning were direct teaching experiences and feedbacks during the internship, followed by professor observations within the required classes for the degree. Therefore, we concluded that college students attributed teaching self-efficacy to the teaching and learning experiences in the mandatory internship and the observations made during regular classes.

Speaking Anxiety Among Postgraduate International Students in the Academic Context of a University in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Bikash Chandra Taly ◽  
Shamala Paramasivam
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Postgraduate Students

Anxiety is common for international students when speaking in the academic context. The aim of this study is to explore the reasons that cause speaking anxiety in the academic context of a university. The study also aims to find out strategies used by students to cope with speaking anxiety. This research employs the qualitative method in the form of interview questions to investigate the issues. Fifteen international postgraduate students and two experienced university lecturers of a public university in Malaysia were interviewed through semi-structured interviews. The investigation revealed that speaking anxiety originates from students' self-related perceptions, learning challenges, differences between students' and target language cultures, poor language knowledge, and fear of being evaluated by peers and lecturers. The strategies used to cope with speaking anxiety included a variety of affective (relaxation), cognitive (positive thinking) and behavioral strategies (preparation/practice, avoidance of eye contact, providing immediate response to instructors’ questions, taking part in as many speaking activities as possible, peer seeking and physical masking behavior). From the investigation, it is found that anxiety has an influence on students’ communication when speaking in English. More emphasis should be given to anxiety reducing methods in the teaching and learning context of higher education.

The Practicum in Times of Covid-19: Knowledge Developed by Future Physical Education Teachers in Virtual Modality

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-83
Author(s):  
Alejandro Almonacid-Fierro ◽  
Ricardo Souza de Carvalho ◽  
Franklin Castillo-Retamal ◽  
Manuel Almonacid Fierro
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Work Condition ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Analysis Technique

The Covid-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on the educational system in all its teaching and learning activities, and in the specific case of the practical training of teachers. This study seeks to investigate through qualitative research with a comprehensive interpretive approach, the training of the practicum of Physical Education teachers in Chile, considering the knowledge and experiences, in the context of virtual classrooms during the Covid-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used to collect the data; and were analyzed with the content analysis technique. As result, it can be observed that the students manifest diverse experiences in their practicum process, with difficulties inherent to the remote work condition, such as difficulty in communication with students and school teachers, problems in didactic and evaluation processes, and adaptation to context. It is necessary to discuss the access of students and teachers to technologies, as well as the training of physical education teachers in areas of didactic and assessment in contexts where face-to-face is difficult.

scholarly journals Secondary School Physical Education Curriculum: Implications for Sports Development in Botswana

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
O.M. TORIOLA
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Human Right

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.In many countries, a major rationale for curriculum design in physical education is that it promotes a physically active lifestyle among the youths and provides a basis for the development of fundamental sports skills. Access to physical education and sport is not only a fundamental human right but it also promotes health, desirable social attitudes and values. Based on the above rationale physical education was introduced to Botswana secondary schools in 1999. In this study, the Botswana secondary school physical education curriculum was analysed regarding its potential role in sports development in the country. Structured interviews were carried out with Principals of selected public secondary schools in which physical education is a teaching subject and the curriculum development unit in the Ministry of Education. Results were discussed in the following specific areas: curriculum content analysis, implementation problems, time allocation, provision of teaching and learning resources, funding, personnel, opportunities for competitive sport participation and assessment procedures. Problems affecting the teaching of physical education in Botswana were also discussed and possible solutions proffered. Finally, analysis of implications of the physical education curriculum for sport development in Botswana was presented.體育運動對學童成長過程非常重要，本文旨在探討非洲波斯尼亞中學體育課程，從多方面分析體育課程與體育運動發展的關係，透過與校長及敎育部長面談，了解影響體育運動發展的原因。

Greek preservice physical education teachers’ mental models of production and reproduction teaching styles

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 544-564
Author(s):  
Ioannis Syrmpas ◽  
Senlin Chen ◽  
Denis Pasco ◽  
Nikolaos Digelidis
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Mental Model ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Time Process ◽  
Structured Interviews

The purpose of this study was to examine Greek preservice physical education (PE) teachers’ presuppositions, beliefs and mental models about the reproduction and production teaching styles. The participants were 16 preservice PE teachers (10 males, six females). A qualitative methodology was used with data collected using semi-structured interviews. A multi-level analysis process using open coding and axial coding was sequentially conducted. Findings revealed two generative mental models about teaching styles. For the first mental model ( n = 5), learning is considered as a transmissive and unidimensional (i.e. one goal pursued at a time) process. Presuppositions supported by this mental model urge the preservice teachers to believe that the reproduction teaching styles promote effective learning, class control, students’ safety and discipline. For the second mental model ( n = 11), learning is viewed as a constructivist and multidimensional (i.e. multiple goals pursued at a time) process. Presuppositions supported by this mental model urge the participants to believe that the production teaching styles effectively promote students’ learning, critical thinking, responsibility, motivation, autonomy and discipline. The aforementioned mental models highlight the developmental nature of preservice PE teachers’ learning concerning the production and the reproduction teaching styles. These mental models reveal the diversity of PE preservice teachers’ understanding of the teaching and learning processes. Furthermore, findings support Vosniadou’s assumption that learners come to formal education not as a tabula rasa but holding a naive understanding about the world.

scholarly journals A visão dos estagiários sobre a docência a partir do estágio curricular supervisionado em Educação Física [The intern’s view about teaching at a school since the practicum in physical education]

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Dijnane Vedovatto ◽  
Rodrigo Caetano Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
School Based ◽  
Education School ◽  
Education Degree ◽  
The University

The study sought to raise the perception of trainees about teaching in the basic education school, based on the experiences developed in the pre-service. The data collection instruments involved questionnaires with 18 interns who participated in the practicum course 1 of the Physical Education degree course at a public university, documentary analysis of the internship reports and the course's pedagogical plan and semi-structured interviews with part of the interns. The experiences developed at internship discipline enabled the trainees: a) To recognize the welcoming of the school's teachers, as well as to identify their different formatives roles in the school; b) To understand the difficulties in the development of the teacher's work in its most varied aspects, highlighting the importance of lesson planning. c) Defining about the engagement (or not) on facing the choice of the teaching profession. Such learning was favored due to the work carried out in partnership between university and school, established as a two-way street, which allowed to promote a joint work with the university, which has been aimed a better quality in the training of teachers for basic education.

scholarly journals Modern Physical Education and Its Influence on Students’ Entrepreneurial Psychology in Sports Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daliang Zhou ◽  
Delong Zhu ◽  
Fengrui Zhang ◽  
Guangxue Li ◽  
Ke Zong
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Natural Interaction ◽  
Sports Industry ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Internet Environment

This study aims to explore the entrepreneurial psychology of physical Education (PE) students under the “Internet+”environment, to cultivate and improve the entrepreneurial consciousness of PE students, taking the realization of students’ sense of self-efficacy as an intermediary factor. The new educational technology in modern PE is analyzed first. Specifically, the motion sensing technology based on human-computer natural interaction can be used for training, so that learners can effectively improve their physical skills. Subsequently, the current entrepreneurial situation of PE majors is discussed, with 188 students from Tianjin University of Sport and Guangzhou Sport University selected as research subjects. It is found that 62.2% of students have never been exposed to online entrepreneurship, and they are more afraid of entrepreneurial risks. In terms of entrepreneurial motivation, most students choose to start a business because of “personal ideals,” and only 40 people choose to start a business because of economic factors. There is a significant positive correlation between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention of college students majoring in PE, and the correlation coefficient is 0.488. At present, the teaching mode of sports universities focuses on the teaching of professional courses. However, students generally believe that the professional knowledge learned is not useful for future entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial self-efficacy of college students tends to be positive, and there are notable differences in the entrepreneurial self-efficacy between boys and girls. The regression analysis of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention of college students shows that entrepreneurial self-efficacy can effectively predict entrepreneurial intention. This research promotes the innovation and development of the sports industry under the background of “Internet+”.

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