Psychometric analysis of the Physical Education Season Survey in Spanish secondary education students

Abstract

With reference to the Sport Education pedagogical model, this research aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the first section of the Physical Education Season Survey in order to measure the six structural features of Sport Education in the Spanish context. The participants were 608 Post-Compulsory and Compulsory Secondary students (323 boys and 285 girls; Mage = 14.99, SD = 1.58), who completed a 12-session intervention in Physical Education class according to the guidelines proposed for this model-based practice. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the 6-ítem and 1-factor structure, which was invariant across gender and age. The internal consistence analysis reflected adequate values. The three lineal regression analyses revealed that sport education predicted positively perceived competence, sport engagement and fair play, respectively. The Physical Education Season Survey is shown to be a valid and reliable measure to assess the six core features of Sport Education in the Spanish Physical Education context.