Percepción del alumnado sobre la influencia del profesorado de Educación Física en la práctica de Actividad Física extraescolar. Un estudio descriptivo en función del género y la etapa educativa

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the perception of Primary Education (PrE) and Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) students in Cantabria regarding the influence of teachers and Physical Education (PE) classes on extracurricular sports practice. An ad hoc questionnaire was used with two different parts: sociodemographic data (i.e. gender, age, grade, educational center and 4 questions related to the influence on extracurricular sports practice [i.e. Physical Education teachers help you become interested in physical activity -sports outside of class (IPAFDE); Physical Education teachers motivate and encourage students to practice physical-sports activity outside of class (AMPAFDE); free time (IEFAFDE); Physical Education classes have been or are being useful when practicing some physical-sports activity outside the center (UEFAFDE). 1.164 PrE (n = 387) and CSE (n = 777) students participated, with an age range between 10 and 17 years (M = 12,92; SD = 1,92), of which 590 (50,7%) were girls. Statistically significant differences were found in the educational stage factor in IPAFDE (p = 0,019); IEFAFDE (p < 0,001) and UEFAFDE (p < 0,001); In the gender factor, no differences were found in any of the items evaluated (p > 0,05). PrE students have a greater perception that teachers help them become interested in extracurricular physical activity, and that PE classes motivate them more and are more useful when it comes to this extracurricular sports practice, than do CSE students. This same trend occurs with boys compared to girls, although no statistically significant differences have been found.