Students’ self-perception of their ability and perspective about physical education

Students’ self-perception of their ability and perspective about physical education

Authors

  • José Henrique Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  • Carlos Januário Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/295

Keywords:

Motricidade humana, educação física, autopercepção de habilidade, pedagogia, educação.

Abstract

The literature emphasizes the importance in considering the student's thought in the planning and teaching development. The objective of this study was to characterize the personal perceptions of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students (n=123) that feel to have high and low ability perception in physical education classes. The data were collected through closed-questions questionnaire. The statistical treatment was accomplished through clusters analysis. The perceived competence, perception of academic involvement and perception of teachers' expectations were different among the students that had high and low ability perception. The results confirm the importance in considering students' psychological features in interpretation of their behaviour at classes and academic performance. The teachers should provide success opportunities to the students, so that, the competence feeling could be improved in the low ability perception students and be maintained in the high ability perception students.

Author Biography

José Henrique, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Professor do Departamento de Educação Física e Desportos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro; Chefe do Grupo de Pesquisa em Pedagogia da Educação Física e Esporte

Published

2007-05-07

Issue

Section

Invited Paper and Award Paper

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