CAN SPORT EDUCATION IMPROVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL?

Authors

  • Morales-Ortiz, E. PhD in Physical Education. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada (Spain)
  • Burgueño, R. PhD in Education. Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Isabel I (Spain)
  • Cueto-Martín, B. ,Macarro-Moreno, J. ,Medina-Casaubón, J. PhD in Physical Education. Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada (Spain)

Keywords:

model-based practice, pedagogical models, Physical Education teaching, attitudinal domain, curriculum and teaching.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to examine the influence of a Sport Education season on students’ attitudes towards Physical Education (PE). The participants were 53 (31 male and 22 female; Mage = 15.13, SDage = 1.40) secondary school students who took part in a Sport Education intervention consisting of fourteen 55-minute sessions. A quasi-experimental design with no control group and with pre-test and post-test measures was adopted. The results derived from MANOVA test showed a significant increase in the levels of perception of PE and the teacher, difficulty of PE, usefulness of PE and preference for PE in students after a Sport Education season. No significant multivariate effects were found for age, gender or after-school sport. These findings are discussed highlighting the importance of Sport Education in the development of the students’ attitudes towards PE as a means to promote their comprehensive education.

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Published

2021-09-10

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 83 (2021): Vol. 21, No. 83, septiembre/September 2021

Section

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