Perceptions of Professional Competences in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE)

Sonia Asún, Miguel Tomás Chivite and Rosario Romero Mᵃ
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Sonia Asún: Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 22001 Huesca, Spain
Miguel Tomás Chivite: Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 22001 Huesca, Spain
Rosario Romero Mᵃ: Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 22001 Huesca, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: Students’ skills acquisition is one of the main aims of higher education institutions. On the one hand, the development of professional competences is important, but on the other hand, it is known that professionals who feel competent have a more intrinsic motivation in their jobs. The goal of this study was to describe and detail the perceptions of students, graduates, and their university tutors about the level of acquisition by students of professional competences. The methodology was based on a descriptive and comparative study that included a total sample of 2075 participants of the Degree in Primary Teaching and the Degree in Physical Activity and Sport Science. All of them came from 21 different universities of Spain: 345 university tutors, 1243 students, and 487 graduates. The instrument used was a competences perception questionnaire. The statistical analysis included means, standard deviations, and an ANOVA analysis. The results show discrepancies in the perceptions of proficiency levels between students and graduates, on one hand, and university tutors, on the other. Likewise, there was general agreement that competences related to critic capacity and motor games were the most acquired and programs for individuals with special needs were the least acquired.

Keywords: perceptions; competences; higher education; physical education teacher education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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