Development of a Scale Measuring Chinese Preservice Physical Education Teachers' Beliefs About Teaching Physical Education

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  In Roundtable Session: Researching Students' Attitudes, Teachers' Beliefs, and Field-Based Interventions in Physical Education

Abstract

Pre-service teachers’ beliefs about the teaching profession play a critical role in the quality of teacher preparation. Limited studies have been conducted to understand how pre-service physical education teachers perceive their teaching profession. This study aimed to establish a measurement scale to answer this question. Originally, a 19-item survey using a 7-point Likert scale was developed and examined by experts in physical education. It was then distributed to 696 pre-service physical education teachers in China. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis revealed a 2-factor 12-item model (i.e., sense of calling and importance of physical education) with a good model fit. Cronbach’s alpha indicated acceptable reliability of the scale. Revalidation of the survey using different samples is needed in future.

Authors

• Jingwen Liu, The University of Texas - Austin

• Xiaofen D. Keating, The University of Texas

• Yao Fan, Northeast Normal University

• Mingying Deng, Jiangxi Agriculture University

• Ke Zhou, Henan University

• Rulan Shangguan, The University of Texas

• Mark Worrell, The University of Texas - Austin