Naslov
Evaluating physical education teaching in higher grades of primary school

Autori
Šumanović, Mara ; Tomac, Zvonimir ; Rastovski, Dražen

Izvornik
Croatian Journal of Education (1848-5189) 17 (2015), 1; 121-149

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
methodological diversity ; preparation ; subject teachers ; attitudes ; evaluation

Sažetak
The main objective of this study was the evaluation of the teaching of physical education in higher grades of elementary school by using the attitudes of subject teachers. The sample consisted of 89 primary school teachers from the Osijek-Baranja County in the Republic of Croatia. A questionnaire was designed so as to assess the attitudes of preparation, methodical diversity and outcomes of teaching by using three subsets of variables (total of 42 items). A satisfactory reliability (Cronbach (α) 0.79 to 0.82, and the ICC - intraclass correlation coefficient from 0.68 to 0.73 were obtained. Differences in the teachers' estimates were made with two sets of classification variables (demographic characteristics and evaluation of working conditions). Descriptive statistics, response percentages and the ANOVA univariate test of difference were applied. Results indicate that the majority of teachers regularly prepares and successfully adapts their teaching to the pupils’ abilities. They commonly use kinesiology methods and organization of work in their teaching. They use modern teaching methods more rarely. They evaluate the prescribed programing system as complex and they apply it differently. High marks which students receive in physical education are not in accordance with the level of achievement, and they evaluate their efforts the most. Differences in the teachers’ attitudes relate to the preparation segments and the methodological diversity, while these differences are less pronounced in the area of assessing teaching outcomes. Keywords: methodological diversity ; preparation ; subject teachers ; attitudes ; evaluation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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