Motivation in school physical education: Theory of Self-Determination

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Sebastião Ribeiro da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Chiminazzo, João Guilherme Cren, Fernandes, Paula Teixeira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/25985
• topic: Motivação; Educação Física; Psicologia do esporte; Escola; Motivation; Physical Education; Sport psychology; Elementary and high school

BACKGROUND: The school represents one of the main educational spaces for today’s society and has a significant responsibility towards teaching. It is known that motivation is one of the important aspects to influence students in the search for knowledge.OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess students’ motivation in Physical Education classes, based on the Theory of Self-Determination (TSD).METHODS: The study included 174 high school students, of both sexes, from public and private schools, were evaluated using two questionnaires: Perceived Locus of Casualty and Questionnaire of Basic Psychological Needs. RESULTS: In general, the results showed high levels of satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and interpersonal relationships. Regarding the forms of regulation of motivation, the analysis identified high scores for self-determined behavior, and low scores for less self-determined behavior. In the comparison by sex, men had higher scores on the three basic psychological needs, identified regulation and intrinsic motivation. In the comparison by institution, the data showed that students from private schools are more motivated than students from public schools.CONCLUSION: It is concluded, in general, that students are motivated to participate in Physical Education classes, but it is important to look for alternatives to improve the motivation of female students and public school students.