Ángel Abós

📣 NEW PAPER PUBLISHED! 📰 📝 Transforming Physical Education teaching through “MotivaDosEF”: A circumplex model-based training program with benefits for teachers and students 📚 Teaching and Teacher Education 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2026.… 🎓 @JaviGCazorla, @LGarciaGonzale2, @jsevilsphd Carlos Mayo, Zilia Villafaña, and @AngelAbos_ This study is part of the collaboration of our research group in the doctoral thesis of @JaviGCazorla It is based on a training program (#MotivaDosEF) to help teachers teach in a more motivating way and analyze how this affects both teachers and students. Design and participants The training consisted of 12 in-person hours (6 sessions of 2 hours, practical and highly applicable). Additionally, the teachers applied what they learned in their classes over 5 months, with support and feedback In total, 17 teachers participated: 8 in the experimental group (with training) and 9 in the control group (without training), along with 813 students (336 experimental and 477 control), in a design with 3 measurements over 5 months Motivational strategies 🧑‍🏫 What motivational strategies were worked on? ✔ giving students options ✔ explaining the purpose of tasks ✔ setting clear goals ✔ providing feedback to improve We also worked on reducing what demotivates: ❌ shouting and threats ❌ excessive control ❌ improvising without direction ❌ leaving the group without support Key findings What did we find in the students? 📈 ⬆️ Autonomy and competence ⬆️ Experiences and learning in PE ⬆️ Intent to engage in physical activity And in the teachers? 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 ⬆️ Job satisfaction and performance ⬇️ Emotional burnout ⬆️ Use of support, autonomy, and structure ⬇️ Controlling and chaotic styles Key points The importance of the training program lies in the fact that it's not only about training teachers on what to do in the classroom but also on what to stop doing. That makes the difference. This work shows that investing in teacher training benefits not only motivation, learning, and the intention to engage in physical activity in students, but also teacher well-being. Finally, thanks to all the teachers and students from the participating schools for making it possible 🙌 You can read the full article: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #Edufis @centerforSDT @edufisaludable