Description
Student Interests Regarding Different Aspects of Physical Education
Book Summary
This work offers a detailed analysis of the perception and interest that secondary and high school students have toward the subject of Physical Education. Through a field study based on a questionnaire administered to 132 students, the author examines which content is most attractive, the importance young people place on physical activity, and their motivation to practice it. The book provides teachers and educators with a well-founded view of how student preferences evolve according to age and gender, becoming a useful tool for adapting teaching to the real needs of students.
What is it about?
The book presents an educational study focused on understanding student opinion on Physical Education at the Compulsory Secondary Education and High School levels. To this end, a 21-item questionnaire was applied to a sample of 132 students from a public high school in Vega Baja, analyzing the responses based on age and gender.
The study addresses aspects such as general interest in the subject, the most valued content blocks (games and sports versus physical expression), extracurricular physical activity practice, and the motivation students feel after the sessions. The findings reveal that interest in Physical Education decreases with age, that the majority associate the subject with health and fun, and that team and individual sports tend to be replaced by health-related exercise or total abandonment as students grow older.
Main Topics
- Student perception and attitude toward school Physical Education.
- Analysis of motivation and interest according to age and gender.
- Evaluation of the different curricular content blocks (games, sports, physical expression).
- Relationship between extracurricular physical activity and the subject.
- Evolution of sports preferences during adolescence.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at Physical Education teachers, pedagogues, students of physical activity and sports sciences, and education professionals interested in understanding the motivations and preferences of adolescent students. It is also useful for educational researchers looking for empirical data on the perception of the subject during the secondary stage.
What this book offers
- Provides concrete and updated data on student interest in Physical Education.
- Offers an applied research methodology (questionnaire) that can serve as a reference for other similar studies.
- Helps identify differences in perception according to age and gender, facilitating the adaptation of teaching practices.
- Allows for an understanding of which content is most valued and which generates less acceptance, guiding curricular planning.
- Provides a clear view on the evolution of motivation and the abandonment of physical activity during adolescence.
Technical Data
- Author: Lidon Menarguez, Manuela de los Reyes
- Publisher: Diego Marin Librero Editor SL
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Education Pedagogy
- Collection: O.Varias
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication Date: February 2019
- Number of pages: 41
- Weight: 100 g
Editorial Review
This work constitutes a brief but rigorous study that provides a practical perspective on the relationship between adolescent students and Physical Education. Its approach based on real data and its analysis by age and gender make it a useful resource for teachers who wish to adjust their methodology to student concerns. Although it is short in length, it offers relevant conclusions that can serve as a starting point for broader research or for pedagogical reflection in the classroom.