Abstract
With the appearance of physical literacy, a new approach to physical education has emerged, aimed at promoting lifelong physical activity. With the intention of exploring whether physical education teacher training programmes are in line with this trend, we analysed the conceptions of pre-service teachers. The aim of this study was to design and validate a questionnaire analysing the conceptions of students taking the degree course in the Science of Physical Activity and Sport with regard to what it means to be a physically well-educated student. A questionnaire was designed for data collection. A chi-square test was used to analyse the statistically significant differences and Cramer’s V was used to quantify the degree of association. The results show that pre-service teachers consider a physically well-educated student to be one who maintains a healthy lifestyle and has overall motor competence and self-awareness. Differences have been found between the conceptions of pre-service teachers, between universities and between the beginning and the end of training programs. A valid and reliable instrument has been obtained for analysing the conceptions of pre-service teachers. The studies reinforce the conceptions related to an active lifestyle and overall motor competence. The conceptions of pre-service teachers are within closer range of physical literacy after their studies.
Highlights
Physical education has been studied from a pedagogical perspective with a view to its improvement and optimisation, giving rise to diverse and progressive changes that have transformed it into what we understand physical education to be today
Students from the University of A Coruña perceive the characteristics of a physically literate student to consist of maintaining an Active lifestyle (34.7%) and having Overall motor competence (13.7%)
The response of the majority of students from the University of Vigo refers to an Active lifestyle (35.2%), but they point to the important characteristics of a physically literate student being overall motor competence (26.1%) and self-awareness (23.5%)
Summary
Physical education has been studied from a pedagogical perspective with a view to its improvement and optimisation, giving rise to diverse and progressive changes that have transformed it into what we understand physical education to be today. The occupational socialisation process refers to the development of skills, capabilities and behaviours to be adapted to the work environment [7] In this context in particular, in which future teachers are at the training stage, it is given the name “acculturation” [7]. A study has been carried out that measuring pupils’ results in terms of the quality of teachers, reaching the conclusion that the quality of teaching has a definitive impact on learning [10] Along these lines is revealed the need to adapt all of the aspects of the education system (structures, organisation, resources and working) to Received: 31 December 2020
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