2020 Volume 25 Issue 2 Pages 71-84
This study aimed to examine student teachers’ views of teaching physical education at the Provincial Teacher Training College (PTTC) in Cambodia and to reveal the impact on their views of physical education teaching methods. We conducted a free-description questionnaire survey of 27 freshmen at PTTC concerning their views of teaching physical education. These free descriptions were coded into categories and subcategories using the NVivo12 information analysis software package (QSR International). The results are the following points.
1. The student teachers’ views of teaching physical education included the 2006–2007 objectives and goals of the national curriculum of physical and health education for primary schools in Cambodia and focused on teaching performance and classroom management, based on their educational background in Cambodia.
2. After completing the study of physical education teaching methods, the proportions of the categories changed.
3. Some of the student teachers’ views of teaching physical education changed after studying the physical education teaching methods.
4. Student teachers who had not had the opportunity to take physical education in primary school were likely to rebuild or change their views of teaching physical education.
5. Some student teachers maintained their views of teaching physical education without being influenced by the physical education teaching methods.
