Physical education teacher's perception of cooperative learning and its relation to emotional intelligence

Abstract

The present work deals with one of the most studied aspects of Physical Education such as the pedagogical model of Cooperative Learning and its impact on shool-age students. The main goal of this research was to know the perception of teachers in the area of Physical Education in Primary Education about the use of Cooperative Learning and its relationship with Emotional Intelligence. To this end, qualitative research was carried out through semi-structured interviews thanks to the opinion of a total six Physical Education teachers from the Primary Education. The results obtained confirm that teachers show a positive attitude and have good perceptions towards this pedagogical model. However, everyone agrees on the argument that it takes a lot of effort and work, as well as constant monitoring to obtain benefits and significative results. They also affirm that this model is closely related to Emotional Intelligence, considering it as an aspect that enriches it even more.