Madrid, España
El objetivo de este estudio fue comprobar los efectos de un Programa de intervención con incremento de sesiones semanales de Educación Física, sobre la motivación intrínseca y la percepción de autoeficacia motriz en estudiantes de Enseñanza Secundaria. La muestra la formaron 375 alumnos de 1º de ESO de institutos públicos de la Comunidad de Madrid. Se utilizó un diseño cuasi experimental con tres centros de control (n=109) cuyo alumnado cursaba dos sesiones semanales de la asignatura de educación física y 3 centros experimentales (n=266) donde el alumnado cursó 4 sesiones semanales. El estudio, de carácter longitudinal, tuvo una duración de cinco meses, con medidas pre y post test en ambos grupos.Los resultados muestran una mayor motivación hacia las clases de Educación Física al final del estudio, y una menor pérdida de autoeficacia motriz percibida a lo largo del curso, en el alumnado de centros experimentales respecto a centros control, especialmente entre las chicas.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a school-based intervention with extra physical education (PE) lessons per week on intrinsic motivation and perceived motor self-efficacy among Spanish secondary school students. The study sample was comprised of 375 participants, first-year secondary school students from state schools located in Madrid. A quasi-experimental design was used in the study. Three control and three experimental schools were selected. Students from the control group (n=109) had two PE lessons per week while students from the experimental group (n=266) had four. The longitudinal study lasted five months and both groups were pre and post-tested.The results show that students from the experimental group had higher motivation for PE after the intervention and lower loss of perceived motor self-efficacy over time than those from the control group. The difference between groups was particularly obvious among girls.