Attitudes and Behaviors of Physical Educators Regarding Homework

Authors

  • Murray Mitchell
  • Kate Stanne
  • Gina V. Barton

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore attitudes and self-reported practices regarding the use of homework by high school physical educators. Two groups of teachers completed surveys regarding their attitudes and behaviors regarding the use of homework. One group (n=30) had completed one year of inservice sessions and the other group (n-24) had completed two years of sessions designed to help them meet a state mandate. A taxonomy was created to analyze responses by learning domain and purpose of homework and to serve as an initial framework to guide future examinations of possible relationships between homework and program goals. Most participants believed that homework should be assigned. Homework was used primarily in the cognitive and psychomotor domains. There were no reported incidents ofhomework in the affective domain or as preparation for future classes. Implications and suggestions for future studies are explored.

Published

2000-10-18

Issue

Section

Articles