Moving Towards Learning: Understanding Teachers' Motivation

NCT02894346 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: SDUSF-2015-147/R1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 250
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Since 2014 45 minutes of physical activity (PA) has been a mandatory part of all public schools in Denmark. PA has to be part of subject teaching, including Physical Education (PE), and of so-called support teaching. Research has shown that teachers not always find it meaningful to implement PA during lessons. In addition, even though PA seemingly has positive impacts on children's concentration and learning, teachers find it hard to integrate good quality PA with the learning objectives of any school subject. The purpose of this study is therefore to: 1) Analyse teachers' underlying factors of motivation for using PA as a learning tool using The Self Determination Theory (SDT), and 2) analyse how to support teachers' motivation by using the theory of scaffolding. The study uses mixed methods. Through quantitative and qualitative methods the study analyses behavioural patterns focusing on teachers' motivation for implementing PA and need for support. The process is iterative moving from a quantitative (survey) to a qualitative approach (interviews). The study provides new and important knowledge of teachers' motivation for implementing PA as a learning tool. Results from SDT analysis will point out teachers' levels of controlled versus autonomous motivation, and analysing teacher's need for scaffolding will give insight into how teachers' motivation can be framed in the process of implementing PA. There can be both potentials and barriers for implementing PA in a learning context, and in the process of implementing PA during school days the role of the teacher becomes crucial. It is therefore important to understand teachers underlying factors of motivation for using PA as a learning tool, and in order to help them carry out qualified and suitable PA, it is important that the investigators know how to support them and maintain their motivation in this process.

Conditions

Motivation

Keywords

Motivation; Teachers; Physical activity; School

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• teachers' motivation based on the Self-Determination Theory

  Survey instrument based on the Self-Determination Theory

  January 2017 - June 2017

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• teachers' need for scaffolding

  August 2017 - december 2017

Study Arms (1)

Teachers

Public school teachers in Denmark - across age, gender, subject, class and experience.

Other: Teachers

Interventions

Teachers OTHER

Teachers are exposed to the WTMST survey that based on the theory of Self-Determination (SDT) will categorize them according to the elements of the SDT: Intrinsic, identified, introjected, external and a motivation.

Also known as: The Work Task Motivation Scale for Teachers (WTMST)

Teachers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Danish school teachers in the public school system

You may qualify if:

• teachers across age, gender, subject, class and experience

You may not qualify if:

• members of school management, students

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Southern Denmark: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Knudsen LS, Skovgaard T, Bredahl T. Understanding and scaffolding Danish schoolteachers' motivation for using classroom-based physical activity: study protocol for a mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2018 Mar 14;8(3):e019857. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019857.

  PMID: 29540419 DERIVED

Related Links

• Louise Stjerne Knudsen - profile

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Longitudinal Studies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cohort Studies; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiologic Study Characteristics; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Jørgen Povlsen

  University of Southern Denmark

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.d. student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2016
• First Posted: September 9, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 1, 2018
• Last Updated: July 26, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share