The role of task and ego-oriented climate in explaining students’ bright and dark motivational experiences in Physical Education

Background: A distinction is made in Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) between task-oriented (i.e. effort, intra-individual progress, and self-comparison) and ego-oriented (i.e. inter-individual progress and normative comparison) climates. Combining insights from AGT and Self-Determination Theory (SDT), studies in the PE context have shown that a task-oriented climate positively relates to need satisfaction, although the findings regarding the motivating role of an ego-oriented climate are inconsistent. Moreover, little is known about the role of task- or ego-oriented climates in explaining experiences of basic psychological need frustration.

Purpose: Grounded in AGT and SDT, the aim of the present study was to examine if experiences of basic psychological need satisfaction and need frustration can explain why task- and ego-oriented climates elicit positive and negative motivational outcomes in PE, respectively.

Research design: Cross-sectional study.

Method: A sample of 524 secondary school students (51.1% boys, M_age?=?14.51; SD?=?1.81) from five different secondary schools participated in this study. Students reported on their perceptions of task- and ego-oriented climates, motivational regulations, basic psychological need satisfaction, and need frustration, as well as positive and negative outcomes in PE. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate our objective.

Results: We found that a task-oriented climate had a strong and positive relationship with basic psychological need satisfaction, eliciting a bright pathway to autonomous motivation and affective attitude. An ego-oriented climate was positively related to basic psychological need frustration, eliciting a dark pathway to amotivation and boredom. A negative cross-path from task-oriented climate to basic psychological need frustration was also found, while no significant cross-paths were found from ego-oriented climate to basic psychological need satisfaction.

Conclusions: This study provides a better understanding of the mechanisms that explain why task- and ego-oriented climates shape students’ motivational experiences in PE lessons. It is suggested that a task-oriented climate elicits a bright pathway towards more optimal functioning, because it fosters experiences of need satisfaction and buffers against experiences of need frustration. In contrast, an ego-oriented climate is primarily positively related to feelings of need frustration and negative motivational outcomes. Practical implications for PE teacher training are discussed.     

莫霍伊·纳吉的构成主义摄影实践与现代设计教育

设计作为提高产品高附加价值的重要手段,在受到社会普遍重视的同时,也带来了我国设计教育的繁荣。但是由于各种原因,形成了当前我国设计教育层次良莠不齐的现状。构成主义摄影的杰出代表莫霍伊·纳吉作为世界上第一所完全为发展设计教育而建立的设计学院包豪斯的一位重要人物,他对现代设计教育做出了突出贡献,在摄影表达可能性上也进行了积极有效的尝试与实践,本文针对上述问题进行论述,希望能给我们当代的设计教育带来启迪。     

主动·平等·深入--简析高校师生关系现状及处理原则

概括我国高等教育的发展现状,分析师生关系中存在的具有普遍意义的问题,并进一步探索解决方法,力求通过协调双方关系,更好地为21世纪的中国培养优秀人才.     

广西三江县民族体育旅游资源开发的探讨

三江是广西唯一的侗族自治县 ,旅游资源多姿多彩 ,文化内涵十分丰富。通过对三江民族体育旅游资源条件的分析 ,阐明了三江民族体育旅游资源发展的特点、原则 ,并提出了发展的建议。     

从基础教育与高等教育课程发展与人才递进的关系问题--略谈我国基础教育中体育与健康课程改革的程序问题

就我国基础教育课程改革体育与健康课程的构建问题,提出了基础教育课程改革与高等教育课程改革的程序问题,指出了我国高等教育课程改革的滞后现象。     

青少年篮球运动员基本技战术调练中的几个问题

通过调研和资料分析 ,指出我国青少年篮球运动员基本技战术训练中存在的主要问题是教练员对基本技术动作训练要求不严等 ,并提出相关解决方法 ,供同行参考。     

试论高校基本建设投资管理

基本建设投资管理是基本建设质量、投资、工期的三大管理目标之一,也是降低工程建设成本,提高基本建设投资效益的重要手段。高校基本建设投资体制正在发生重大改革,政府投资比率仍然很大,如何搞好基本建设投资管理,努力节约建设资金,提高投资效益,是一个越来越重要的课题。     

人口可持续发展的基本点

人口包括数量、质量、结构三个因素。从我国人口实际出发，人口可持续发展的基本点是：大力控制人口数量，提高人口素质，调整人口结构，实行以人口数量控制为主，控制、提高、调整相结合，达到适度人口目标。     

我国体育立法的指导思想与基本原则

从立法学的角度对我国体育立法的指导思想与基本原则进行了探讨,属于体育法学的基础理论研究,期望对<体育法>的配套立法工作起到一定的作用.     

新课程标准下体育教学改革的基本思路

新一轮体育课程改革为体育教学改革提供了一个崭新的平台,对体育教学改革提出了更高的要求.其改革的基本思路是:淡化竞技运动教学模式,树立"健康第一"的指导思想;转变体育教学观念;适应新课程标准的要求,实现体育教师角色的转变;注重学生体育能力培养,实现学生体育学习方式的改变等.