الحصيلة المعرفية في فسيولوجيا الجهد البدني واللياقة البدنية لدى معلمي التربية البدنية في مدينة الرياض

Accumulative knowledge in exercice physiology and fitness for physical education teachers in Riyadh city [Article]

This study aimed at identifying the accumulative knowledge in the exercise physiology and fitness of physical education teachers in the city of Riyadh as well as examining the differences among teachers in such knowledge according to the variable of number of years of experience in teaching. The study sample consisted of 40 physical education teachers (teaching the intermediate grade), selected randomly during the first semester of the academic year 2009/2010. The researcher used a cognitive testing tool to collect data for the study. The test was conducted to handle two main areas: special exercise physiology and physical fitness. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and one way Anova statistical tools, were used to answer questions of the study. The researcher found that the cognitive outcome of physical education teachers in exercise physiology was of a poor standard, in physical fitness, it was in the mid-level. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the outcome of knowledge among the members of the sample according to the variable of number of years of experience in teaching. In the light of results of the study, the researcher highlighted the need to organize training courses for teachers of physical education and raise the awareness of teachers regarding the importance of keeping abreast with the latest developments in the field of physical education. (Published abstract)