Abstract
Teacher educators play vital roles in ensuring that positive transfer of knowledge across subject areas occur. This study examined pre-service teachers’ knowledge of integrating physical education and mathematics with particular focus on soccer and geometry. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, views of 145 pre-service teachers from the Department of Basic Education, University of Education, Winneba, were examined. Using descriptive statistics and One-way ANOVA, results indicated that the pre-service teachers have substantial operational but limited conceptual knowledge concerning modelling of basic geometric concepts on the field of play (soccer). The One-way ANOVA result indicated a non-statistically significant difference among the respondents’ knowledge to subject preference [F (2, 136) = 0.943, p = 0.392, η 2 = 0.014]. Among others the study recommended that tutors/lecturers expose pre-service teachers to modeling geometric concepts operationally and conceptually to facilitate their transfer of learning and their future classroom practices. Keywords : Geometry, integration, pre-service teachers, soccer. DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-14-09 Publication date :May 31 st 2019
Highlights
Physical education is an integral part of the total education process that focuses on the development of physically, mentally, emotionally and socially fit citizens through the medium of physical activities which have been carefully selected with a view to realizing these outcomes (Bucher & Wuest, 1999)
Physical educators incorporate literacy and numeracy skills in their lesson presentations. Teaching these skills are important because 32 million adults are illiterate (Coughlan, 2015). This shows that the is a dearth of knowledge including knowledge of geometry on sports which pre-service teachers can help in disseminating the relevant aspects through their teaching in the future
Objectives of the Study In other to succeed in conducting this research and appreciate the fact that the subjects we study in our educational sectors are linked to each other, the researcher sets out these objectives of the study: 1. To explore pre-service teachers’ success of connecting basic geometric concepts applied in soccer
Summary
Physical education is an integral part of the total education process that focuses on the development of physically, mentally, emotionally and socially fit citizens through the medium of physical activities which have been carefully selected with a view to realizing these outcomes (Bucher & Wuest, 1999). Physical education incorporates a variety of skills and concepts that students can apply in their working life. Students can develop leadership skills, values, teamwork, strategic and abstract thinking, and models. Physical educators incorporate literacy and numeracy skills in their lesson presentations. Teaching these skills are important because 32 million adults are illiterate (Coughlan, 2015). This shows that the is a dearth of knowledge including knowledge of geometry on sports which pre-service teachers can help in disseminating the relevant aspects through their teaching in the future
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