Sport Teacher Candidates Research Articles

The Relationship between Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Attitudes toward the Teaching Profession and Levels of Satisfaction with Life

The Relationship between Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Attitudes toward the Teaching Profession and Levels of Satisfaction with Life

Reflective and critical thinking as determinants of academic achievement: A study in physical education and sport teacher candidates

This study examined the relationship between reflective thinking and academic achievement in physical education and sports teaching students. The research aimed to investigate to what extent the reflective and critical thinking tendencies of prospective physical education and sports teachers explain academic achievement. Based on John Dewey's vital and reflective thinking approaches, considered among thinking skills, an answer to this question was sought. A traditional and positivist paradigm was adopted as the research model, and a quantitative research approach was used. The study was designed with the relational method, and the relationship between critical and reflective thinking dispositions of physical education and sports teacher candidates and their academic achievement was analysed. The study group consisted of 200 participants studying in the first, second, third and fourth grades of the physical education and sports teaching program. The mean age of the participants was 22.20±2.98; 44.5% exercised regularly, and 49% were licensed athletes. Data collection tools included personal information forms, academic achievement grouping, the Critical Thinking Scale, and the Reflective Thinking Scale. The Critical Thinking Scale was adapted to Turkish using a two-dimensional model. The Reflective Thinking Scale has four sub-dimensions. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that some items were not suitable due to high error variances and cross-loading. After removing these items based on expert opinions, the remaining items in the reflection and critical reflection dimensions showed very good factor loadings. The reliability coefficients for the scale were satisfactory. Final year students scored higher in critical reflection and reflective thinking than third-grade students. No significant difference was found in critical openness, reflective skepticism, and critical thinking. Male physical education and sports teacher candidates scored higher in reflection, critical reflection, and reflective thinking tendency than their female counterparts. Consequently, the findings show that reflective thinking can potentially increase academic achievement in prospective physical education and sports teachers. These findings emphasize that developing thinking skills should be a priority in education programs.

Examining the Relationship Between Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates' Speaking Self-Efficacy Perceptions and Speech Anxiety

The study was conducted to determine the speaking self-efficacy perception and speaking anxiety levels of prospective physical education and sports teachers and to test the predictive effect of speaking self-efficacy perception on speaking anxiety. The research was designed in quantitative research method and relational survey model. The research was conducted on 309 physical education teacher candidates studying at different universities. The data of the study were obtained by using Personal Information Form, Speaking Self-Efficacy Scale for Student Teachers and Speaking Anxiety Scale for Student Teachers. Since the data were normally distributed, descriptive analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the analysis, it was observed that pre-service teachers' speaking self-efficacy perceptions were at a high level and their speaking anxiety was at a low level. It was determined that pre-service teachers' perceptions of speaking self-efficacy and speaking anxiety differed significantly in favor of those who had an athlete background and those who regularly read books. It was determined that as the pre-service teachers' perceptions of speaking self-efficacy increased, their speaking anxiety decreased, and it was concluded that their perceptions of speaking self-efficacy negatively affected their speaking anxiety. As a result, it can be said that having done sports in the past and reading books regularly can be effective in increasing speaking self-efficacy perception and decreasing speaking anxiety in pre-service teachers. In addition, considering that speaking self-efficacy perception negatively predicts speaking anxiety, it is recommended that practices that will increase speaking self-efficacy perception should be emphasized to reduce speaking anxiety.

Improving Movement Skills and Choreographing Rhythmic Gymnastics Movements for Primary School Sports Teacher Candidates: An Action Research in Indonesia

Improving Movement Skills and Choreographing Rhythmic Gymnastics Movements for Primary School Sports Teacher Candidates: An Action Research in Indonesia

Examination of Variables Predicting the Emotional Intelligence Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Using the CHAID Analysis

This research aims to determine the variables predicting the emotional intelligence levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates and to prioritize the variables in terms of their predictiveness using a relational screening model. The study group consists of 445 physical education and sports teacher candidates studying at two state universities in the Central Anatolia and South-eastern Anatolia Regions in the 2022–2023 academic year. Research data were collected using the “Emotional Intelligence Scale” consisting of three dimensions and 20 items, and the “Personal Information Form”. Research findings were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the CHAID analysis method. According to the research results, it was determined that the teacher candidates’ emotional intelligence levels were moderate on the scale as a whole and in the emotional regulation dimension, low in the emotional identification/comprehension dimension, and high in the emotional facilitation dimension. The gender variable was observed to have the highest impact on the emotional facilitation dimension and emotional intelligence as a whole. Variables with the highest impact on the emotional identification/comprehension dimension were determined to be graduated high school, gender, and grade level. In contrast, the variables with the highest effect on the emotional regulation dimension were determined to be participation in social and cultural activities, graduated high school, and gender.Keywords: CHAID Analysis, Emotional Intelligence, Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Teacher Candidates

Attitudes of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Towards the Folk Dance Course (Teke Region Example)

Attitudes of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Towards the Folk Dance Course (Teke Region Example)

Determination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Attitudes and Awareness Levels Towards the Effects of Sports on Intellectually Disabled Individuals

Bu araştırmanın amacı, beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adaylarının zihinsel engelli bireylerde sporun etkilerine yönelik tutum ve farkındalık düzeylerini araştırmaktır. Araştırma evrenini, üniversitelerin Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bölümünde eğitim öğretimine devam eden beden eğitimi öğretmen adayı öğrenciler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada olasılıklı olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden erişilebilir örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu ise 2020-2021 eğitim öğretim yılında Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi ve Aksaray Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor bölümlerinde eğitim öğretimine devam eden beden eğitimi öğretmen adayı öğrenciler (n=306) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak, “Zihinsel Engelli Bireylerde Sporun Etkilerine Yönelik Farkındalık Ölçeği”, “Zihinsel Engelli Bireylerin Sportif Etkinliklerine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” ve “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada kişisel bilgiler formundan elde edilen yaş değişkeni, cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi, aile veya akrabada engelli birey değişkeni, düzenli spor yapıp yapmama değişkeni ve anne, baba eğitim durumu değişkenlerinin analizinde; frekans ve yüzde değerleri kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normal dağılım gösterdiği için ikili grup karşılaştırması olan cinsiyet, aile veya akrabada engelli birey, düzenli spor yapıp yapmama değişkeni gruplarında bağımsız örneklem t testi, ikiden fazla grup karşılaştırmaları içinse tek yönlü varyans analizi olan Anova testi kullanılmıştır. Beden eğitimi öğretmen adaylarının zihinsel engellilere ilişkin farkındalık ve tutum düzeylerinin arasında ilişki olup olmadığını ortaya çıkarmak için Pearson Korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda beden eğitimi öğretmen adaylarının zihinsel engellilere ilişkin farkındalık ve tutum düzeylerinin ailede ya da akrabalarda engelli birey olup olmaması, yaş değişkeni, anne eğitim durumu değişkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık olduğu (p<0.05) tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca farkındalık ve tutum arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ve güçlü bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adaylarının zihinsel engelli bireylerde sporun etkilerine yönelik tutum ve farkındalık düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre değiştiği söylenebilir.

Folk Dances From Our Cultural Heritage: Attitudes of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

The purpose of this study was to investigtate the attitudes of physical education (PE) teacher candidates studying at Akdeniz University, Faculty of Sport Sciences towards folk dance lesson. A total of 140 female and 160 male students at Akdeniz University Faculty of Sport Sciences participated in the research. In particular, a total of 92 students except from the Depertment of Physical Education and Sports stated that they have received educational formation training. Folk Dance Lesson Attitude Scale for Physical Education Teacher Candidates developed by Turan (2015) and consisting of 13 items was used to measure the attitudes of PE teacher candidates towards the folk dance lesson. In the statistical analyses, descriptive statistics (frequency (f), percentage (%)) and inferential statistics T-Test and ANOVA tests were used. SPSS 22.0 statistical program was used, and the statistical significance level was set at p<0.05 in all evaluations. A statistically significant difference was found between the attitudes of the teacher candidates participating in the research towards the folk dance lesson according to the gender variable in favor of female students. According to the variable of experience in the folk dance course participation of the pre-service teachers, a statistically significant difference was determined between their attitudes towards the folk dance course in favor of the students who had previous course experience. As a result of the examination of the difference between the attitudes of teacher candidates towards the folk dance lesson according to the department variable, there was a statistically significant difference between the students in the Department of PE and Sports and the Department of Coaching Education. This difference was noted in favor of the students in the Department of PE and Sports..

Analysis of the Relationship between Physical Education Teacher Candidates’ Academic Life Satisfaction and Their Beliefs in Teaching Profession: A Study on Physical Education and Sports Teachers (Sample of the Mediterranean Region)

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between physical education and sports teacher candidates’ academic life satisfaction and their beliefs in the teaching profession. The population of the research consisted of 1482 physical education and sports teacher candidates studying in the Mediterranean region. The sample group consisted of 318 teacher candidates who participated in the study in this universe. Volunteers were asked to fill in the personal information form, the academic life satisfaction and professional belief scales. It was decided to apply non-parametric tests in the statistical analysis of the data obtained. Spearman correlation analysis was applied to reveal the relationships between the scores obtained from the scales. As a result; it was determined that the academic life satisfaction levels of the teacher candidates were above the average, and the average of the scores they got from the total professional belief scale and the sub-headings of the scale were found to be high. It was found that there is a moderate relationship between academic life satisfaction and professional beliefs. It is thought that the results of the present study are due to the fact that physical education and sports teacher candidates learn the sportive knowledge and skills that may be necessary in their future profession, theoretically and practically, at the highest efficiency level in the undergraduate programs they study, and that they can actively apply this knowledge and skills in the field with different internship applications.

Investıgatıon Of Attıtudes Of Pre-Servıce Teachers Of Exercıse And Sports Educatıon For Dısabılıtıes Towards Chıldren Wıth Mental Dısabılıtıes

Background: Aim: This study aimed to determine the attitudes of pre-service teachers who study at Inonu University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise and Sports Education for the Disabilities, towards mentally disabled children. Methods: “The Attitudes of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates Towards Mentally Handicapped Children” scale was used to collect the research data. The universe of the study consists of 200 students studying at the sports science faculty of Inonu University, in the department of exercise and sports education for the disabilities. The sample of the study consists of 136 students randomly selected from the given universe. Results: According to the findings of the study, no statistically significant difference was found between the attitudes of physical education teachers according to the gender, age, class variable, and the status of having a disabled person attitudes towards mentally disabled children. Conclusions: Keywords: Exercise, attitude, individuals with mental disability.

The Relationship between Academic Self-Efficacy and Distance Education Perception in the Pandemic Process: A Study on Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and distance education perception levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates during the pandemic process. The population of the study consists of teacher candidates (n=908) studying at the physical education and sports teaching departments of the School of Physical Education and Sports and Sports Sciences within the private and public universities affiliated to the Higher Education Institution in Istanbul, and the sample consists of volunteers (n=398) determined by simple random sampling method from this population. In order to collect data, the Google Forms platform was preferred in order to maintain social distance during the pandemic process. During the data collection process, information and questionnaires about the study were communicated to the participants through social networks. Volunteers who participated in the study were asked to fill in the personal information form, academic self-efficacy and distance education perception scales. The data obtained in the study were analyzed in computer environment. Variables are expressed by using mean ± standard deviation, percentage and frequency values. Pearson product moments correlation analysis (r) was applied to reveal the relationships between the scales. For the significance level of the tests, p<0.05 and p<0.01 values were accepted. As a result, it was determined that the academic self-efficacy and distance education perception levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates were above the average. Between the academic self-efficacy and perception of distance education. A low level positive relationship was found. It is thought that this situation is caused by the concerns of physical education and sports teacher candidates, who are accustomed to the face-to-face transfer of knowledge and skills related to the teaching models of sportive skills, to the transition to distance education and to the problems that may occur in this process and not to learn the necessary knowledge and skills related to their professional development. Keywords: Physical Education and Sports, Academic Self-efficacy and Distance Education Perception

Examination of the Concept of School Climate from the Perspective of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

School climate, which is the sum of behaviors in a school, is also defined as the character of the school. A school’s climate has a significant impact on the quality of education, and on student success or failure. From this point of view, this study aims to examine the school climate from the perspectives of physical education and sports teacher candidates. To this end, the "School Climate Scale for University Students", developed by Ali R. Terzi, was applied to 303 physical education and sports teaching department students with three sub-factors. The data obtained were first subjected to a structure analysis and then to the reliability validity test, and the validity of the scale was determined. According to the type of variables, independent groups t-tests, one-way analysis of variance tests, post hoc tests, or effect size (Eta-square) tests were applied. While the answers given by the teacher candidates did not differ according to gender, a significant difference was found according to the grade they were studying in (in favor of first and fourth year students).

The Relationship between Academic Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Flexibility: Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between academic self-efficacy and cognitive flexibility levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates. The universe of the study consisted of 480 teacher candidates studying in the physical education and sports teaching departments of the sports sciences faculties within Selçuk, Erciyes, Süleyman Demirel and Mehmet Akif Ersoy Universities, and the sample group consisted of 192 volunteers from the specified population. Participants in the study were asked to fill in a personal information form, academic self-efficacy and cognitive flexibility scales. IBM SPSS 22.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) statistical package program was used to analyze the data. Arithmetic means and standard deviations of the scores of the volunteers from the scales were presented as X±Sd. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis was applied to reveal the relationship of the data obtained from the scales. The value of p<0,05 was considered significant. As a result, it was determined that the academic self-efficacy and cognitive flexibility levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates were above average. A moderate positive correlation was found between academic self-efficacy and alternatives and control subtitles of cognitive flexibility and total of cognitive flexibility. It is thought that this situation is due to the ability of physical education and sports teacher candidates to transfer their experiences in sports life to their education life.

Examining the Predictive Levels of Academic Self-Efficacy and Some Demographic Characteristics of Professional Anxiety of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

This study aims to determine the levels of teacher and trainer candidates in the university education process, in line with the findings obtained in the dimensions of professional anxiety and self-efficacy and their sub-dimensions as a result of examining the professional anxiety and self-efficacy perceptions of teacher and trainer candidates. In this study in the screening model, the research group consisted of 311 trainer and physical education and sports teacher candidates, 135 women and 176 men, who studied at Harran University School of Physical Education and Sports in the fall semester 2017-2018. In line with the purpose of the study, the tests correlated to the teacher candidates’ academic self-efficacy, the level of professional anxiety, some demographic characteristics of the teacher candidates, professional concerns, and academic self-efficacy were applied. The tools used for these tests are the “Teacher Candidate Anxiety Scale” adapted from Borich (1996) and developed by Saban, Korkmaz, and Akbaş (2004) and the “Academic self-efficacy scale” developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer (1981). The adaptation, reliability, and validity study of the scale into Turkish was also applied by Yılmaz et al. (2007). Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses were performed on the data file formed by transferring the data collected within the scope of the study to the SPSS 22.0 program. Simultaneously, simple linear regression analyzes were conducted in which academic self-efficacy was accepted as the independent variable, and occupational anxiety was considered the dependent variable. In the study, the average score of teacher candidates’ academic self-efficacy was determined as 21.44 high. Together, these variables explain 4% of the change in student-centered anxiety. Academic self-efficacy reveals 9% of the self-centered anxiety dimension, 6% of the task-centered anxiety dimension, and 5% of the student-centered anxiety dimension. It can be said that self-efficacy perceptions are predictors of professional anxiety levels for teacher candidates. It is believed that determining the reason for teacher candidates’ low self-efficacy and anxiety scores in programs that train them in the education process and studies to be conducted on these reasons will positively affect the academic self-efficacy and professional anxiety levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher candidates.

Examining the Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness and Success Orientations of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

Examining the Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness and Success Orientations of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

The Effect of Mindfulness of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates on Empathic Tendency

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of mindfulness of physical education and sports teacher candidates on empathic tendency. It was suggested that the mindfulness level of the participants had a positive effect on the empathic tendency. In the research, a theoretical modeling that shows the possible relationships between these variables was created and this model was tested using structural equation modeling. The sample of study consists of 95 female and 115 male participants studying at the department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching of Gazi University Faculty of Sport Sciences in the spring semester of 2019-2020. In this research, easy sampling technique, which is one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used. As data collection tools, “Empathic Tendency Scale” developed by Lawrance, Shaw, Baker, Baron-Cohen and David (2004) and adapted to our language by Kaya and Colakoglu (2015) and Mindfulness Scale, which was developed by Brown and Ryan (2003) and adapted to our language by Ozyeven, Arslan, Keser and Deniz (2011), were used. When the results of the structural equation modeling between participants' mindfulness and empathic tendency are examined, it was determined that mindfulness did not affect cognitive empathy and emotional empathy (β1=.13, β2=.09; p>.05), but it positively affected social skill (β3=.15; p<.05). The value of Squared Multiple Correlations (R2) of the modeling shows that 03% of social skills, 008% of emotional response and 018% of cognitive empathy are explained.

Examination on the Effect of Learning Strategies on Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates and Their Motivation of Curiosity and Levels of Exploration

The puropose of this study is to examine the effect of learning strategies on physical education candidates and their motivation of curiosity and levels of exploration. In accordance with this purpose, the study group is formed by the randomly chosen senior year students of Erciyes, Ömer Halisdemir, Aksaray, Dumlupınar, Gaziantep, Fırat, Selçuk, Ahi Evran, Hacı Bektaşi Veli universities’ Physical Education and Sports Teacher department. Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, MSLQ (Büyüköztürk, Akgün, Özkahveci and Demirel, 2004), Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II, CEI (Kashdan et al. 2009) and the ‘Personal Information Form’ which was prepared by the researcher are used in order to collect data in the research. In order to put forth the relation between the scores that were gathered from the scales, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient analysis (r) and to determine whether the scores that were gathered are predictive or not Multiple Regression Analysis was applied (β). From the curiosity and exploration sub dimensions, a positive significant relation is found between flexibility and motivation. Furthermore, a positive significant relation is determined between accepting the uncertainty sub-dimension and motivation. A great deal of positive relation is found between the total rates of curiosity and exploration and level of motivation. While there is a positive significant relation between the curiosity and exploration and learning strategies with flexibility, a positive significant relation between accepting the uncertainty sub-dimension and learning strategies is determined too. A positive significant relation is also found between total rates of curiosity and exploration and the use of learning strategies.

Investigation of the Physical Education and Sport Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes towards Teaching Practice Course

Investigation of the Physical Education and Sport Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes towards Teaching Practice Course

Investigation of The Relationship Between Leadership Characteristics and Social Problem Solving Skills of The Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates

Bu araştırmanın amacı; spor bilimleri fakültesinde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin liderlik özellikleri ile sosyal problem çözme becerileri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma grubuna Nevşehir Hacı Bektaşi Veli, Erciyes, Ahi Evran ve Dumlupınar Üniversitesinden 2017-2018 eğitim öğretim yılında beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmenliği programında 1. 2. 3. ve 4. sınıflarında öğrenim gören 300 gönüllü öğrenci katılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Öğretmen Liderlik ölçeği, Sosyal problem çözme envanteri ve Sosyo demografik bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Ölçeklerden elde edilen puanlar bir istatistik programı ile analiz edilmiştir Adaylara ilişkin kişisel bilgiler ve envanter toplam puanları ortalamalar ve standart sapma puanları tespit edilerek verilmiştir. Ölçeklerden elde edilen puanların arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koyabilmek için Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyon analizi (r) ve elde edilen puanlarının birbirinin yordayıcı olup olmadığını tespit edebilmek için Çoklu regresyon analizi (β) uygulanmıştır. Sonuç olarak liderlik ile probleme olumlu yönelim alt boyutu arasında ileri düzeyde pozitif ilişkiler saptanırken, probleme olumsuz yönelim, dürtüsel/dikkatsiz tarz ve kaçınan tarz alt boyutlarında negatif yönde ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Eğitim ortamlarında liderlik özelliklerini pekiştirmeye yönelik planlanan çalışmaların sosyal problemleri çözme açısından öğrencileri daha donanımlı bir hale getirebileceği söylenebilir.

Evaluation of the Constructivist Learning Environments of Physical Education Teacher Candidates

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;The aim of this research is to evaluate the constructivist learning environments of physical education and sport teacher candidates. For this purpose, 928 students (523 male, 405 female) selected by the appropriate sampling method from the Physical Education and Sport Teaching Department of 17 universities consisted the sample of the research. In the study; "Constructivist Learning Environments Evaluation Scale" developed by Arkun and Askar (2010) was used in order to reveal the opinions of the students about the constructivist learning environment. The scale consists of 7 Likert type, 6 sub dimensions and 28 items. The Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient for this study was found to be .93. The lowest score that can be taken from the scale is 28 and the highest score is 196. Kruskal Wallis Variance Analysis and Mann Whitney U test were used because the obtained data did not show normal distribution (Kolmogorov-Smirnov), and the significance level was taken as 0.05. As a result of the research, the constructivist learning environments of 17th universities 3rd and 4th grade teacher candidates were evaluated in terms of age, gender and grade variables. According to this, there was no significant difference when the average scores of constructivist learning environments were compared in terms of age and class levels of physical education and sports teacher candidates. In comparison with gender, female teacher candidates were found to have a more constructive learning environment.&lt;/p&gt;