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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Changes in students’ self‐determined motivation and goal orientation as a result of motivational climate intervention within high school physical education classes
Timo JaakkolaJarmo Liukkonensubject
Secondary educationSocial PsychologyGoal orientationIntervention (counseling)educationControl (management)Cognitive developmentTask orientationPsychologySocial psychologyApplied PsychologyDevelopmental psychologyPhysical educationdescription
Abstract The aim of the study was to analyze changes in students’ self‐determined motivation and goal orientation following a one academic‐year intervention that was directed toward increasing task‐involvement during physical education lessons. After adjusting for initial differences, students in the intervention classes were more self‐determined by the end of the year than students in the control group. Additionally, the experimental group decreased in external regulation, whereas, it increased in the control group. Students in experimental groups were also less amotivated than students in the control group. Finally, experimental students reported higher levels of task orientation when compared with the control students. Overall, the results showed that teachers are able to promote students’ self‐determined motivation by emphasizing task‐involvement within physical education
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 | International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology |