Asian Journal of Education and Training - Vol. 6 - No. 3 - Effects of School Practice Courses on Prospective Physical Education Teachers' Attitudes

Q: What was the main purpose of the study?

To examine the effects of school practice courses on prospective physical education teachers’ attitudes toward the teaching profession.

Q: How was the study designed and what scale was used?

It used a pre-test and post-test approach with a 23-item “Attitude towards the Physical Education Teaching Profession” test covering love for the profession and professional anxiety.

Q: What statistical methods were applied to analyze results?

Paired Samples t-test was used for pretest-posttest comparisons, Independent Samples t-test for binary variables, and one-way ANOVA for variables with three or more groups.

Q: What were the key conclusion findings regarding attitudes?

Posttest results showed significant differences in favor of higher attitudes, including love for the profession, professional anxiety, and total attitudes; gender and national athlete variables also showed specific patterns.

Oct 15, 2026

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A study examines how school practice courses (school experience and teaching practice) shape prospective physical education teachers’ attitudes toward the profession. Seventy-three pre-service teachers from Düzce University participated in a spring 2018–2019 teaching practice setting. Using a pre-test/post-test design and a 23-item “Attitude towards the Physical Education Teaching Profession” scale (love for the profession and professional anxiety sub-dimensions), data were analyzed with SPSS. Paired Samples t-tests, Independent Samples t-tests, and one-way ANOVA identified a significant posttest advantage in love, professional anxiety, and total attitudes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages9

Reading Time23 min

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Material Method

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Discussion and Conclusion

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 6, No. 3, 397-405, 2020 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2020.63 .397.405 © 2020 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group An Analysis of the Effects of School Practice Courses (School Experience, Teaching Practice) on Prospective Physical Education Teachers' Attitudes towards Physical Education Teaching as a Profession (Case of Düzce University) Kadir Tiryaki Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports Education, Düzce University Düzce, Turkey. Abstract The study is conducted to examine the effects of school practice courses on prospective physical education teachers' attitudes towards their professions. 73 pre-service teachers, 30 women and 43 men, who took teaching practice courses in the spring semester of 2018-2019, participated in the study at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Education, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Düzce University. As a pre-test and post-test, the 23-item '' Attitude towards the Physical Education Teaching Profession '' test consisting of the sub-dimensions of ''love for the profession ''and ''professional anxiety'' developed by Unlu (2011) was applied. SPSS 20.0 package program was used in the analysis the data. Paired Samples t-test was used for the analysis of pretest-posttest results. Independent Samples t-test was used in binary variables and One-Way ANOVA test was used in variables with three or more groups. Significance level was taken as p <0.05 . In conclusion; the analyzes for the sub-dimensions of attitude to the physical education profession and total attitudes were compared, a significant difference in favor of the posttest in terms of love for the profession, professional anxiety and total attitudes towards the profession was observed. Regarding the gender variable, pre-test and post-test scores of female participants show they have a higher attitude towards love sub-dimension. According to the national athlete variable, the pretest and post-test scores of non-national teacher trainees are higher in the sub-dimension of love for the profession than nationals. Keywords: School experience, Teaching practice, Physical education, Teacher trainees, Pre-service training, Attitude towards profession. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The author declares that there are no conflicts of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Transparency: The author confirms that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 398 2. Material Method ............................................................................................................................................................................ 399 3. Findings ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 400 4. Discussion and Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................... 403 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 404 Contribution of this paper to the literature This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the effects of school practice courses on prospective

FAQs

What was the main purpose of the study?

To examine the effects of school practice courses on prospective physical education teachers’ attitudes toward the teaching profession.

How was the study designed and what scale was used?

It used a pre-test and post-test approach with a 23-item “Attitude towards the Physical Education Teaching Profession” test covering love for the profession and professional anxiety.

What statistical methods were applied to analyze results?

Paired Samples t-test was used for pretest-posttest comparisons, Independent Samples t-test for binary variables, and one-way ANOVA for variables with three or more groups.

What were the key conclusion findings regarding attitudes?

Posttest results showed significant differences in favor of higher attitudes, including love for the profession, professional anxiety, and total attitudes; gender and national athlete variables also showed specific patterns.

Oct 15, 2026

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