2021 Volume 41 Issue 2 Pages 49-66
In this study, we focused on the area of physical fitness in primary school physical education, and grasped the teaching actual condition of teachers in primary school and the actual condition of consciousness. In addition, we examined the difference between the research department and the teaching history. The survey was conducted for 1,203 teachers who worked in public primary schools in Tokyo.
The main results are as follows. 1) 40.1% of the teachers physical fitness classes in one unit time. The percentage of teachers in the physical education department (57.2%) was higher than that of teachers other than the physical education department (34.5%). 2) “Reference book of Physical Education” was most utilized as a reference material for planning the lesson. However, teachers in the physical education department tend to make use of administrative materials, and faculty members other than the physical education department often utilized auxiliary reading books, reference books and magazines. 3) The ease of lesson was half that of “easy to teach” and “difficult to teach”. As a result of being part of the physical education department and having a long history of teaching jobs, the proportion of respondents saying “easy to teach” increased. 4) Regarding “Effective field creation”, it was a common problem regardless of belonging research department or teaching history. What the teachers in the physical education department is in trouble is “Learning Evaluation” and “Creating a Unit Plan”, and in other items, it was more difficult for faculty members other than Physical Education Department. Teachers in the 1st to 3rd years had a higher percentage of “how to shed lessons” than teachers with other teaching professions. 5) The request to resolve the current problem is the highest regardless of the difference depending on the belonging research department and the teaching history of “effective introduction of practical examples”. There were differences between the physical education department and teachers other than the physical education department in terms of requests such as “establishment of learning evaluation”, “information and introduction of instruction books and reference books”, and “opportunity for consultation with teachers who have a wealth of knowledge about physical education”. There were differences in requests due to differences in teaching profession, such as “replenishment of teaching tools”, “information and introduction of practical study groups”, and “opportunities for consultation with teachers who have a wealth of knowledge about physical education”.
In this study, we got some important knowledge about teaching actual condition and consciousness of physical fitness of primary school teachers. From now on, it is important to examine the measures that will lead to enhancement of Physical Education lesson and to examine the measures.
