Aplicación de estrategias motivacionales de apoyo a la autonomía de los estudiantes en las clases de educación física para fomentar la motivación autónoma en la Unidad Educativa “Gualaceo y Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón”

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine if there are significant differences in the resources of autonomous motivation according to the curricular contents on which the autonomy support is applied in PE classes with students from 13 to 15 years old in the Gualaceo Educational Unit. A quasi-experimental design was carried out. The sample consisted of 92 students, ages 13 to 15 years (M=13.97±0.52 years), with a control group (33) and two experimental groups (G.exp1, 29 and G.exp2, 30), of which 41% were male (38) and 59% female (54). The instruments used in this study were two questionnaires (Scale of Basic Psychological Needs in PE classes and questionnaire of motivation in physical education).