Evaluation of beliefs towards the care of people with hearing disabilities, in online practices of Physical Education of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Paulina Yesica Ochoa-Martínez Facultad de Deportes Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-4906
  • Javier Arturo Hall-López
  • Edgar Ismael Alarcón-Meza
  • Ana Maria Teixeira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v43i0.89529

Keywords:

Attitude; Hearing Impairment; Physical Education; Special Education; Virtual Education.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the beliefs towards attention to disability in physical activity, in students of Bachelor's Degree in Physical Activity and Sport when carrying out virtual Physical Education teaching practices during the COVID-19 pandemic to schoolchildren with hearing disabilities. Method: Through a quasi-experimental quantitative approach of a quantitative type, 17 undergraduate students in Physical Activity and Sports from the Faculty of Sports of the Autonomous University of Baja California were trained, who carried out teaching practices, implementing 12 classes of Physical Education online to schoolchildren with hearing disability, planning, designing and applying pedagogical strategies according to their condition. Before and after, social and professional attitudes towards people with disabilities were evaluated. Results: The statistical analysis with t-Student test for independent samples reported significant differences (p <0.05), the average of the 30 items of the instrument before the teaching practices was 2.6 and after the teaching practices 1.9 with a change percentage of -29 Δ%. Conclusion: Beliefs towards attention to disability were improved through physical activity online educational environment, which is favorable in the teaching-learning process of participating students, providing elements for the development of future effective and adequate interventions in populations with disability.

Author Biographies

  • Paulina Yesica Ochoa-Martínez, Facultad de Deportes Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
    Licenciatura en Educación Física, y Maestría en Ciencias del Deporte opción Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Doctorado en Medicina del Deporte Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción” Paraguay, Profesora Investigadora de Tiempo Completo de la Facultad de Deportes de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, integrante del cuerpo académico en consolidación UABC-CA-175 Ciencias de la Actividad Física y Deporte, Línea de Generación y Aplicación de Conocimiento: Motricidad Humana. Adscrito al Sistema Nacional de Investigadores SNI del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONACYT. Perfil deseable por parte del Programa de Mejoramiento al Profesorado PRODEP
  • Javier Arturo Hall-López

    ¹Cuerpo Académico Ciencias de la Actividad Física y Deporte UABC-175, Facultad de Deportes, Campus Mexicali, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. México.

    2Programa de Postdoctorado en Ciencias del Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte y Educación Física, Universidad de Coímbra. Portugal.

  • Edgar Ismael Alarcón-Meza

    ¹Cuerpo Académico Ciencias de la Actividad Física y Deporte UABC-175, Facultad de Deportes, Campus Mexicali, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. México.

  • Ana Maria Teixeira

    2Programa de Postdoctorado en Ciencias del Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte y Educación Física, Universidad de Coímbra. Portugal.

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Published

06-01-2022

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Didactic experiences developed and investigated with empirical work

How to Cite

Ochoa-Martínez, P. Y., Hall-López, J. A., Alarcón-Meza, E. I., & Teixeira, A. M. (2022). Evaluation of beliefs towards the care of people with hearing disabilities, in online practices of Physical Education of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retos, 43, 713-718. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v43i0.89529