The effectiveness of observation system of academic learing time in physical education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the ALT observation system in physical education, which has become recently adapted as a research instrument on the teaching of physical education in several countries. The various physical education classes of elementary schools were described and analysed through the ALT observation system to compare with the data of foreign countries. The degree how the carereer of teacher and the kind of physical activity selected as the subject matter would affect the results of observation system of acadermic learing times (ALT) in physical edueation was attempted to be found. The relationships between the results obtained through the ALT system and those through the student's evaluation to physical education class were further examined. Main findings were as follows. 1) The funneling effect, that is, the phenomenon in which each percentage of three observational dimensions in the ALT system (physical education content, engagement, And ALT) decreases like the shape of a funnel, was found with the similar results as reported by Godbout, P. and Metzler, M. 2) From a viewpoint of student's lerning behavior, the poor reality of physical education classes was recognized. Several assignments were suggested to improve the teaching in physical education. 3) Experienced teachers showed better results of ALT. That suggests the effectiveness of the ALT system in assessing the teaching skills of physical education teacher. 4) The data of the ALT system, however, were remarkably affected by the kind of physical activity selected as the subject matter. It seems necessary to take account of the effects of this variable in order to establish the criteria of ALT for measuring the effectiveness of the teaching in physical education. 5) Significant correlation between ALT score and the student evaluation to physical education class were recognized, thus the ALT-PE system seemed to be effective in developing the teaching skills to improve the student evaluation.