FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO STUDENTS’ ACTIVE LEARNING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Nguyễn Thanh Dũng, Huỳnh Văn Em, Đặng Hà Việt

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This study sought to examine factors contributing to students’ active learning in physical education based on motivational and active learning variables. The study attracted the participation of 400 students at the People’s Police College II in Vietnam, using a quantitative data collection and analysis method. Results from the study indicate that, although emotion is the most critical one, factors related to students’ attention/cognition, self-determination, behavior and knowledge mastery played significant roles in motivating students’ motivation and engagement in active learning in physical education. The study’s findings suggest practical and pedagogical implications for both administrators and instructors in preparing appropriate physical education lessons to promote students’ active learning.

 

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active learning, physical education, self-determination, cognition/attention, behavior, emotion, knowledge-mastery

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