Analysis of the motivational climate in Physical Education from the use of the Teaching Games for Understanding model

Abstract

The present study analyzes the motivational climate variable after the implementation of two Teaching Units of basketball in Secondary Education, one through the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) model and the other through a traditional model, both applied in 3rd ESO in the subject of Physical Education. A total of 73 (36 female students) students participated in the study. Of these, 39 were in the experimental group and 34 in the control group. A quasi-experimental design with control (traditional model) and experimental (TGfU) groups was used. To analyze the motivational climate variables, the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 (PMCSQ-2) was used, which was administered before and after the development of the Teaching Units. Given the non-normal distribution of the data, non-parametric Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare independent samples, and Wilconxon tests were used to compare related samples. The results show significant differences in the motivational climate perceived positively in the experimental group between before and after, while for the control group there are no significant differences. In addition, the experimental group reaffirms the results in the different variables that make up the questionnaire. Thus, the study suggests that the use of a pedagogical model based on the TGfU can favor student motivation in Physical Education classes.