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The attitude of portuguese physical education teachers toward physical fitness
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In this study, we aimed to examine how Portuguese physical education teachers per ceive the development of physical fitness through fitness tests in schools. The participants were
764 Portuguese teachers teaching at middle-school and high-school levels. The Physical Education
Teacher Attitudes Toward Fitness Tests Scale (PETAFTS) was used to collect the data. The means
and confidence intervals for each attitude subdomain and the overall attitude were computed. A
one-way ANOVA was used to examine the group differences in three subdomains of the attitudes
of teachers by different variables. The overall attitude of teachers toward fitness tests was slightly
positive according to a 7-point Likert scale (5.52, 95% CI: 5.47, 5.58). The results suggested that
female teachers found fitness tests more useful, but male teachers significantly enjoyed implementing
them. The data collected also showed that younger teachers found the implementation of fitness
tests significantly more enjoyable than older teachers. In conclusion, future research should prioritise
specific intervention content considering gender and the age of teachers to reinforce the development
of physical fitness through fitness tests in schools.
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Physical fitness Fitness tests Physical education Attitudes of teachers . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
Citation
Marques, A.; Balsa, D.; Domingos, M.; Cavalheiro, R.; Carreira, T.; Moreira, T.; Ribeiro, T.; Gouveia, É.R. The Attitude of Portuguese Physical Education Teachers toward Physical Fitness. Children 2022, 9, 1005. https:// doi.org/10.3390/children9071005
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MDPI