PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHING STUDENTS’ PROFILE AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH COMPETITVE GYMNASTICS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpp.v24.61597Keywords:
Professional Training, Gymnastics, Physical Education Teaching DegreeAbstract
The study analysed the characteristics of the entering students of the Physical Education Teaching Degree within the competitive gymnastics activities experienced during their Primary and Secondary Education. The sample was 168 students of four public universities of Paraná state. A socio demographic and closed ended questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inductive statistic was used for data analysis. The results showed that 81,5% of the students did not have competitive gymnastics during the Physical Education scholar lessons and 17.9% had the experience outside the school. Most of the student of the present study had their first contact with the competitive gymnastics at under graduation and this factor did not collaborate with learning during the course.