The influence of the traditional APE course on the attitudes of pre service physical educators in Saudi Arabia towards teaching students with physical disabilities
Other Title(s)
تأثير مقرر التربية البدنية الخاصة التقليدي على اتجاهات طلاب البكالوريوس في التربية البدنية نحو تدريس طلاب ذوي الإعاقة الحركية
Author
Source
Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.610-624, 15 p.
Publisher
University of Bahrain Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Sports sciences and physical education
Topics
- Teaching methods
- Teachers
- Students
- Disabled persons
- Physically disabled
- Private education
- Saudi Arabia
- Physical training
- Physical education
- Sports sciences
Abstract EN
This study aimed to determine the influence of the traditional Adapted Physical Education )APE( course on the attitudes of sixty three undergraduate physical education students toward teaching students with physical disabilities (N= 63).
All participants were enrolled in traditional undergraduate APE course at the College of Sport Science and Physical Activity in King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.
Data were collected through the administration of The Attitudes towards Individuals with Physical Disabilities in Physical Education-Revised (ATIPDPE-R) instrument, based on the theory of planned behavior )Ajzen, 2000(.
Pre-test and post-tests were administered in this study.
Based on the results, pre-test and post-test scores indicated that there was no significant change of the participants’ attitudes towards teaching students with physical disabilities after taking the APE course.
However, results showed positive attitudes by analyzing the scores of pre-test and post-test separately for each statement.
Specifically, participants showed more positive attitudes in the post-test in the statements of 6, 9 and 12, which were related to the effect of inclusion on the development of personalities of students with physical disabilities, level of knowledge for persons with disabilities, and the quality of teaching in the implementation of the inclusion in PE.
Results of this study concluded that the traditional APE course cannot positively affect the attitudes of the future physical educators toward teaching students with specific disabilities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Salihi, Tariq Bin Ali. 2015. The influence of the traditional APE course on the attitudes of pre service physical educators in Saudi Arabia towards teaching students with physical disabilities. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences،Vol. 16, no. 4, pp.610-624.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815549
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Salihi, Tariq Bin Ali. The influence of the traditional APE course on the attitudes of pre service physical educators in Saudi Arabia towards teaching students with physical disabilities. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences Vol. 16, no. 4 (Dec. 2015), pp.610-624.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815549
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Salihi, Tariq Bin Ali. The influence of the traditional APE course on the attitudes of pre service physical educators in Saudi Arabia towards teaching students with physical disabilities. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences. 2015. Vol. 16, no. 4, pp.610-624.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815549
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 621-624
Record ID
BIM-815549