Physical education teachers facing the situation of distance education due to covid-19

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the perception of Physical Education (PE) teachers on different aspects of on-line education in Spain due to the Covid-19 pandemic. An on-line questionnaire designed “ad hoc” has been applied to 526 PE teachers. The results show significant differences between a first period (March 13th-April 4th) and a second period (April 15th-end of course). Educational centres have adapted to the new circumstances in a positive way and teachers have felt less and less insecure. Most of the teachers have used a formative assessment. When grading, most of the teachers have approached what the educational legislation indicates (Order EFP / 365/2020), without fulfilling it exactly, because they have not used the third evaluation in a positive way for students who have been connected. Finally, it considers that the PE should have a more important role during confinement than the one they perceive they have had. It seems necessary to carry out more research about how PE teachers have approached this strange period, as well as to generate dynamics of permanent training to improve teaching work during the 2020-21 academic year.