Effect of organisational model of subject "Activities in Natural Environment" on university students' motivation

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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v58.106569

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Outdoor activities, motivation, education, self-determination, intensive-continuous model

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the motivation of students in the subject of Activities in the Natural Environment according to the organisational model used (fractionated, intensive-continuous, classic and inverted classic). The Spanish version of the Perceived Locus of Causality Scale in Physical Education adapted to this subject was administered to 125 students distributed in four groups. After the intervention, a significant interaction was found between the organisational model and the change from pre- to post-intervention in the subscales of intrinsic motivation (p <.001; η2p=.178) and identified regulation (p=.001; η2p=.129), with the intensive-continued model obtaining better results. Although the groups were the same before the intervention, differences were found between groups after the intervention in intrinsic motivation (p=.001; partial η2=.127), and in identified regulation (p=.035; partial η2=.068). In the post-intervention evaluation, the classical group obtained significant differences with respect to the fractionated (p=.041) and intensive-continued (p=.001) groups, with lower values in intrinsic motivation. This group also obtained a lower average with respect to the intensive-continuous group in the identified regulation subscale (p=.043). The main conclusion is that classes in continuous contact with the natural environment contribute to improving motivation, reducing students' demotivation in the course taught.

Key words: Outdoor activities, education, motivation, self-determination, intensive-continuous model

 

Author Biographies

  • Virginia Gómez-Barrios, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Professor of the subjects of Activities in the Natural Environment at Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte-INEF (Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Master's Degree in Teacher Training and Master's Degree in Research in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at the UPM. Member of Red Estatal de Educación Física en la Naturaleza - REEFNAT (National Network of Physical Education in Nature). Lines of research: Activities in Nature in relation to Education, Sport, Tourism, Leisure and Health.

  • Lázaro Mediavilla-Saldaña, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Professor of the subjects of Activities in the Natural Environment at Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte-INEF (Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at the UPM. Member of Red Estatal de Educación Física en la Naturaleza - REEFNAT (National Network of Physical Education in Nature), Training and Research Group of the Spanish Federation of Mountain and Climbing Sports, Adventure Tourism Research Association (ATRA) and Vice-president of Fundación de Investigación en Ciencias de la A.F. y del Deporte  (Foundation for Research in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences). Lines of research: Activities in Nature in relation to Education, Sport, Tourism, Leisure and Health.

  • Vicente Gómez-Encinas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Professor of the subjects of Activities in the Natural Environment at Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte-INEF (Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-INEF, FCCAFyD-INEF) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Dean of the FCCAFyD-INEF (2017-2024). PhD in Physical Education. Magister Universitario (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) in the I Curso de Administración y Dirección del Deporte (1989-1991), Specialist in Leisure and Sports Recreation (1994) at UPM. Organiser of AVENTURA 92 and RUTA QUETZAL (1998-2001). Lines of research: Activities in the natural environment as a training and recreational space, Experiential methodology for training in different educational cycles.

  • Juan José Salinero-Martín, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Professor at the Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte (Faculty of Sport Sciences) of the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Member of the Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. And member of the Sportlab-Sport Performance research group.

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Gómez-Barrios, V., Mediavilla-Saldaña, L., Gómez-Encinas, V., & Salinero-Martín, J. J. . (2024). Effect of organisational model of subject "Activities in Natural Environment" on university students’ motivation. Retos, 58, 737-743. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v58.106569