Evaluation of beliefs towards the care of people with hearing disabilities, in online practices of Physical Education of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective:Toevaluatethebeliefstowardsattentiontodisabilityinphysicalactivity,instudentsofBachelor’sDegreeinPhysical ActivityandSportwhencarryingoutvirtualPhysicalEducationteachingpracticesduringtheCOVID-19pandemictoschoolchildrenwith hearing disabilities. Method:Through a quasi-experimental quantitative approach of a quantitative type, 17 undergraduate students in PhysicalActivityandSportsfromtheFacultyofSportsoftheAutonomousUniversityofBajaCaliforniaweretrained,whocarriedoutteaching practices,implementing12classesofPhysicalEducationonlinetoschoolchildrenwithhearingdisability,planning,designingandapplying pedagogicalstrategiesaccordingtotheircondition.Beforeandafter,socialandprofessionalattitudestowardspeoplewithdisabilitieswere evaluated.Results:Thestatisticalanalysiswitht-Studenttestforindependentsamplesreportedsignificantdifferences(p<0.05),theaverageofthe30itemsoftheinstrumentbeforetheteachingpracticeswas2.6andaftertheteachingpractices1.9withachangepercentageof-29 Ä%.Conclusion:Beliefstowardsattentiontodisabilitywereimprovedthroughphysicalactivityonlineeducationalenvironment,whichis favorableintheteaching-learningprocessofparticipatingstudents,providingelementsforthedevelopmentoffutureeffectiveandadequate interventionsinpopulationswithdisability.