ERIC Number: EJ1240065
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jan
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
EISSN: N/A
Innovative Analysis of Service-Learning Effects in Physical Education: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Capella-Peris, Carlos; Gil-Gomez, Jesús; Chiva-Bartoll, Òscar
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v39 n1 p102-110 Jan 2020
Purpose: To compare the development of teaching competency in preservice teachers of physical education (n = 96) through two different modalities of intervention from the same service-learning program. The preservice teachers provided a direct service to children with motor functional diversity, promoting their motor skills and counteracting their lack of social attention. Method: The topic was approached using mixed methods with methodological triangulation. Quantitative evidence was gathered through a quasi-experimental design of two nonequivalent experimental groups implementing the following instrument: "The Teaching Competency while performing Motor Skills and Body Language Games Rubric." Meanwhile, qualitative analysis was undertaken by elaborating upon 12 life histories of multiple crossed stories. Results: The quantitative results provided significant evidence regarding the academic effect of service-learning on preservice teachers, while the qualitative interpretation complemented this view, reflecting on how this learning was developed. Discussion/Conclusion: The authors provided the original findings of the service-learning effects on the teaching competency of preservice teachers as well as the promotion of additional academic and social learning.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Service Learning, Physical Education, Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Biographies, Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Games
Human Kinetics, Inc. 1607 North Market Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 800-474-4457; Fax: 217-351-1549; e-mail: info@hkusa.com; Web site: http://journals.humankinetics.com/journal/jtpe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Spain
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A