ISSN (online) 2544-1272
Rozprawy Naukowe 42 - 2013, 3-11
DOI:
(NIE)PRZYGOTOWANIE STUDENTÓW WYCHOWANIA FIZYCZNEGO DO REALIZACJI PRAKTYK PEDAGOGICZNYCH
Michał Bronikowski, Adam Kantanista
PE students’ preparation (or its lack) for physical education teaching apprenticeships
Background.
Before introducing changes into study programs one needs to recognize areas of strengths and weaknesses in current practice. In the case of physical education, school apprenticeship is one of the critical elements of pre-service teachers’ preparation. The aim of the study was to measure the level of physical education students and teachers in terms of their practical preparation for school teaching.
Material and methods.
In the design of the study an action research model has been employed. For collecting data a self-designed questionnaire was developed including questions in three areas: organizational, didactic and socio-cultural, using 5-point Likert scale. A sample of 128 second-year students of physical education (62 female and 66 male students) and a sample of 44 PE teachers (16 men and 28 women) were examined.
Results.
Both the students and pre-service teachers indicated the lowest competence in organizational aspects while the highest one in socio-cultural aspects. Whereas in-service PE teachers assessed their highest competence in organizational aspects. Generally, in-service teachers’ self-evaluation was higher than the students’ one in all aspects.
Conclusions.
Findings showed which areas need stronger emphasis during the course of studies before students are sent to school for teacher apprenticeship. A dissonance between the examined in-service teachers’ high self-evaluation and rather inadequate tutoring of students during school teacher apprenticeship reported in other research studies is worth testing in more in-depth studies.
Key words: physical education, teaching, pre-service and in-service PE teachers, competences
Słowa kluczowe: wychowanie fizyczne, nauczanie, przygotowanie nauczycieli i studentów wychowania fizycznego, kompetencje