Search for autonomy in motor task learning in physical education university students

  • Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia
  • José Antonio Vera Lacárcel
  • Fernando Del Villar Álvarez
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Abstract

The study focused on discovering the influence that an autonomous motor task learning programme had on the improvement of perceived competence, intrinsic regulation, incremental belief and motivational orientations. The study was performed with two groups of participants (n = 22 and n = 20) aged between 19 and 35 years. The instruments used were the incremental factor of the Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire (CNAAQ-2), the Goal Orientation in Exercise Scale (GOES), the intrinsic regulation factor of the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2), the perceived autonomy factor of the autonomy measurement scale (EMA) and the perceived competence factor of the Motives for Physical Activity Measure Revised Scale (MPAM-R). The questionnaires were handed out over 3 months in a weekly session with pre-test and post-test. The results showed that the use of an autonomy-based teaching programme increased perceived competence, intrinsic motivation, incremental ability belief and task-involving motivational orientation.

Keywords

Perceived competence Task orientation Autonomy Incremental belief Intrinsic regulation 

Résumé

L’étude a été basée sur l’influence qu’un programme de travail autonome dans l’apprentissage de tâches motrices a pour améliorer la perception de compétence, la motivation intrinsèque, la croyance incrémentielle et l’orientation motivationnelle. Nous avons réalisé une étude, où deux groupes participent (n = 22 et n = 20) lequels ont entre 19 et 35 ans. Les instruments utilisés ont été le facteur incrémentiel de l’échelle de croyances implicites sur l’habilité (CNAAQ-2), l’échelle de mesure des orientations de buts dans l’exercice (GOES), le facteur de motivation intrinsèque du questionnaire de motivation du comportement dans l’exercice physique-2 (BREQ-2), le facteur autonomie trouvé de l’échelle de médiateurs motivationnels (EMA) et le facteur compétence trouvé de l’échelle de mesure des raisons de l’activité physique vérifié (MPAM-R). L’intervention a eu lieu pendant trois mois dans une session hebdomadaire avec un pretest et un postest. Les résultats ont montré que l’application d’un programme d’apprentissage basé sur l’autonomie a fait possible un accroissement de la perception de compétence, la motivation intrinsèque, la croyance incrémentielle de l’habilité et l’orientation motivationnelle de a tâche.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia
    • 1
  • José Antonio Vera Lacárcel
    • 2
  • Fernando Del Villar Álvarez
    • 3
  1. 1.Grupo de Investigacion en Comportamiento MotorUniversidad Miguel Hernández de ElcheElcheSpain
  2. 2.Unidad de Investigacion en Educacion Fisica y Deportes, Facultad de Ciencias del DeporteUniversidad de MurciaMurciaSpain
  3. 3.Facultad de Ciencias del DeporteUniversidad de ExtremaduraCáceresSpain

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