ERIC Number: EJ1468800
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
EISSN: EISSN-1543-2769
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Initial Validation of the Teaching Methods Scale in Physical Education
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v44 n2 p212-222 2025
Purpose: Drawing on current theoretical perspectives on teaching methods (i.e., constructivism, cognitivism, or behaviorism), the present research developed a scale to assess students' perceptions of teaching methods in physical education. Method: Four studies were conducted to design and analyze the psychometric properties of this scale: (a) to create the scale through a think-aloud protocol (n = 4) and an expert panel (n = 4), (b) to test the initial factor structure (n[subscript Study 2] = 465), (c) to reevaluate the psychometric structure with an expert panel and a cross-sectional study (n[subscript Study 3] = 1,420), and (d) to confirm the scale structure and test concurrent validity and factorial invariance (n[subscript Study 4] = 1,208). Results: These conjoint efforts identified a four-factor structure underlying the teaching methods in physical education (constructivist, cognitivist, behaviorist, and laissez-faire methods) and provided preliminary evidence for its validity and reliability. Conclusion: The teaching methods in physical education enables researchers to systematically examine students' perceptions of teaching methods in the PE class.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Test Validity, Physical Education, Constructivism (Learning), Behaviorism, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Attitude Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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