Fit to Teach Physical Education?

Auteurs-es

  • Kimberly B Simpson The University of Western Ontario
  • Patricia Tucker University of Western Ontario
  • Melissa M. van Zandvoort Middlesex London Health Unit

Mots-clés :

Physical education, teacher confidence, physical activity

Résumé

The purpose of this study was two-fold, to explore the relationships between teacher’s confidence to teach Physical Education (PE) and: 1) teacher’s own physical activity levels; and, 2) teacher’s formal PE training. Elementary school teachers (n = 58) completed an online survey between January and April 2010.  An independent sample t-test and an analysis of variance was undertaken to achieve the study purpose. Results indicated that teachers who engaged in sufficient daily activity to meet the Canadian Physical Activity guideline were more confident in their ability to teach PE (p < .05).  When considering teachers’ formal PE training, results (albeit non-significant) confirmed that an increased confidence in teaching PE is associated with educational training in PE. In an effort to increase teachers’ confidence instructing PE class, these findings support the importance of encouraging physical activity participation among generalist elementary school teachers and the need to offer ongoing PE training.

 

Cette étude avait deux objectifs, soit examiner les relations entre la confiance  des enseignants en leur aptitude à enseigner l’éducation physique, d’une part, et 1) le niveau d’activité physique individuel  de l’enseignant; 2)la formation académique en éducation physique, d’autre part. Des enseignants de l’élémentaire (n = 58) ont répondu  à un sondage en ligne entre janvier et avril 2010. Des tests T sur des échantillons indépendants et des analyses de variance ont servi dans le traitement des données du sondage. Les résultats montrent que les enseignants suffisamment actifs quotidiennement pour satisfaire aux lignes directrices canadiennes sur l’activité physique avaient plus confiance en leur aptitude à enseigner l’éducation physique (p < ,05). Les résultats révèlent aussi que la formation académique est corrélée positivement, mais de façon non significative, à la confiance à enseigner l’éducation physique. Dans le but d’accroître le niveau de confiance des enseignants d’éducation physique, cette étude souligne l’importance d’encourager les généralistes de l’élémentaire à s’adonner davantage à l’activité physique  et confirme la nécessité d’offrir une formation continue en éducation physique.

Biographie de l'auteur-e

Kimberly B Simpson, The University of Western Ontario

Doctoral candidate (PhDc)
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program
Child and Youth Health
University of Western Ontario

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Publié-e

2011-06-21

Numéro

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011): PHENex

Rubrique

Research Note / Note de recherche

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