The physical education teaching in terms of the elementary teachers' competencies

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to find out how elementary teachers evaluate their competence for teaching Physical Education (PE) regarding seniority and physical activity involvement. The study was conducted on a non-randomized sample of 220 elementary teachers teaching PE. The results show that the highest assessed competences include the ability to plan, organize, implement and evaluate sports lessons. Teachers rated as lowest those competencies related to integrating and working with children with special needs in PE lessons. The most physically active teachers and those with the longest seniority rate competencies higher than less active teachers and those with shorter seniority.

Keywords

• sports
• teachers
• professional training
• professional development
• subjectspecific competences