This study was designed to determine how physical educators in Puerto Rico's public schools evaluate physical education programs in grades one through twelve. The survey population was the aggregate of public schools' physical education teachers contained in the Department of Education Computer Center 1979-80 roster. A questionnaire, prepared by the researcher, was distributed to 373 practitioners. Responses were received from 250 (69.5 percent) of the subjects. / On the basis of the six areas used in the study the following data were obtained: (1) There were 221 (85.3 percent) male and 38 (14.7 percent) female teachers; 130, approximately 50 percent of the total, were in the 20-29 years of age range. (2) Physical education programs were rated as fair, on a scale of excellent to no opinion, by the practitioners at the elementary and secondary school level. (3) The development of motor skills was selected as the main role of physical education in the elementary level; the refining of personal skills capabilities was chosen as the main role of physical education by secondary school teachers. (4) Elementary school teachers chose the intramural area and secondary teachers the instructional areas as the most valuable in attaining the main objectives of physical education. (5) Lack of facilities, lack of equipment, limited funds, inadequate facilities, and lack of materials were the five major deficiencies that teachers listed as hindering the most the physical education program. (6) Approximately 98 percent of the subjects had a coaching assignment in addition to regular teaching duties. (7) Only 20 (less than 8 percent) teachers out of 259 served both the elementary and secondary school level. (8) Younger teachers were more aware of and familiar with the new approaches to instructional physical education than older teachers, (9) Approximately 54 percent of the teachers chose the letter grade system as the most suitable for grading physical education students. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2561. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74532 |
| Contributors | OLIVELLA-BENIAMINO, CARMEN ANA., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 175 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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