Do Choices in Physical Education Enhance Students' Autonomous Motivation, Perceived Autonomy Support, and Physical Activity Levels?
This study examined whether students in an intervention group, who were given choices within physical education (PE), reported greater autonomous motivation, more favorable perceptions of autonomy support, and displayed higher in-class physical activity (PA) levels than those in a control group. It...
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Published in | Journal of physical education, recreation & dance Vol. 84; no. 9 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Routledge
2013
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Summary: | This study examined whether students in an intervention group, who were given choices within physical education (PE), reported greater autonomous motivation, more favorable perceptions of autonomy support, and displayed higher in-class physical activity (PA) levels than those in a control group. It was hypothesized that there would be marked differences between a PE program defined by student choice and a more traditional teacher-centered PE program. It was proposed that students provided with choices would report higher autonomous contextual motivation, experience greater perceived autonomy support and also achieve higher PA levels during their PE class. |
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ISSN: | 0730-3084 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07303084.2013.838109 |