The purpose of this study was to validate competencies necessary for beginning physical education teachers in Florida. A secondary purpose of this study was to determine the preferred time to acquire each competency by the beginning teacher. The competency statements used in the study were previously identified and field reviewed by the Florida Council on Teacher Education (COTE) and the Florida Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (FAHPER) during 1978-79. A survey instrument was designed similar to other instruments used in studies on validating competencies in the state. / Of the 541 survey instruments mailed, 310 (57%) usable instruments were returned. The final sample was composed of 227 physical education teachers, 32 school administrators, 19 district supervisors for physical education, 23 teacher educators in physical education, and 9 community college faculty in physical education from the state of Florida. / The analysis of the data in the study showed that: (1) Of the 61 competency statements evaluated for validation, 43 were considered as necessary for beginning physical education teachers by at least 80% of the respondents. Competencies validated obtained an overall mean score of at least 2.00 in order to be considered. (2) Subgroups within the study rated 39 of the 61 competencies very similarly, while 22 of these were rated differently by one or more of the subgroups. (3) Respondents selected course work as the preferred time to acquire 46 of the 61 competencies, while 11 of the competencies were preferred to be acquired during preservice experiences and four during the beginning year of experience. (4) Respondents rated 43 of the 61 competencies very similarly in terms of the preferrred time of acquisition, while in 18 of the competencies, preference was divided. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-09, Section: A, page: 2924. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74918 |
| Contributors | BIRD-ARIZMENDI, VANESSA MILAGROS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 232 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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