Perceptions of physical education students on teacher performance

Abstract

Introduction: Research on students’ perception of teacher performance is essential to be aware of how students are developing in higher education and, above all, to know who or what are the influencing factors in the academic formation.The objective of this study was: to compare the perception that students of physical education have about their teachers of two universities of Chile. Method: the research is quantitative, not experimental cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 300 students from the first to fourth year of the Degree in Pedagogy in Physical Education. Results: Significant differences were found by academic year and between the universities where the study was conducted, showing that it is necessary to deepen the understanding of these results to improve the experiences of the learning processes of the students. Conclusions: Future research with other variables, such as learning styles, teaching styles, motivation, among others, are necessary. It is also important to carry out this type of research in a longitudinal way to understand in some way the positive and negative perceptions and how this could be improved to favor the climate of the classroom at university level.