Effects of two instructional approaches, Sport Education and Direct Instruction, on secondary education students’ psychological response

Authors

  • J. Fernández-Río
  • A. Méndez-Giménez
  • D. Méndez-Alonso
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/300561
Keywords: basic psychological needs, intrinsic motivation, social goals, cooperative learning

Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine the effects of two instructional approaches, Sport Education and Direct Instruction, in a large sample of Spanish secondary education students’ psychological response. 217 (113 males, 104 females) students (12-17 years) from one urban, coeducational high school (grades 8-11th) agreed to participate. On each grade, all subjects were randomly distributed in two study groups: the experimental group experienced Sport Education, while the comparison group experienced Direct Instruction. Several subscales extracted from different questionnaires (PLOC, BPNES, IMI, SGS-PE, PMCSQ-2) were used to measure the effects of the intervention program. All data was analyzed using the SPSS 19.0 statistical program. Results showed that the Sport Education group significantly improved intrinsic motivation, autonomy, competence, interest, boredom, social responsibility, social relationship and cooperative learning. The Direct Instruction group showed significant gains only in autonomy, social responsibility and cooperative learning. Sport Education can significantly promote adaptive psychological responses in adolescents.

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Published
24-07-2017
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Fernández-Río, J., Méndez-Giménez, A., & Méndez-Alonso, D. (2017). Effects of two instructional approaches, Sport Education and Direct Instruction, on secondary education students’ psychological response. SPORT TK-EuroAmerican Journal of Sport Sciences, 6(2), 9–20. https://doi.org/10.6018/300561
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