Relationships Among the Learning Environment and Perceived Personal and Social Responsibility Learning in Physical Education

• In Event: 28.090 - MTCC Roundtable Session Nine
  In Roundtable Session: 28.090-12 - Students Perspectives on and Experiences in Health and Physical Education

Abstract

This study examined relationships among the learning climate, basic psychological needs satisfaction, and personal and social responsibility in Scottish secondary physical education. Participants included 518 (232 male, 283 female, 3 other) secondary school students who ranged in age between 11 and 15 years old (M = 13.46, SD = 1.16). A survey was administered during physical education classes, and data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Results supported the conceptual framework, χ2(243) = 814.95, p < .001; RMSEA = .067 (90% CI = [.062, .073], p < .001); SRMR = .056; NNFI = .940; CFI = .947. Physical education programs seeking to develop personal and social responsibility should consider taking a student-centered approach to delivering content.

Authors

• Paul M Wright, Northern Illinois University

• K. Andrew R. Richards, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Shirley Gray, The University of Edinburgh