| Author(s) | Khalid S. Almuzaini and Abdulrahman S. Al-Angari |
| Affiliation | Assistant Professors, Department of Physical Education and Movement Sciences, College of Education King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Physical Education Teachers' Knowledge in Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics in the Riyadh Educational Area |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Educational Sciences & Islamic Studies. Volume 15, No 1. (2003/1423) |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of physical education teachers in exercise physiology (EP) and biomechanics (BM) in the Riyadh educational area. Thirty-two teachers (mean SD; 32.383.82 yr. and 8.623.94 yr. for age and job experience, respectively) were randomly selected and underwent a knowledge test (30 multiple-choice questions with a mean difficulty index of 57%) which contained essential information about EP and BM and had acceptable content and concurrent validities. The average grade indicated a poor performance in EP (43.9516.61%) and BM (25.8911.44%) with grades of BM being significantly lower (p < .05) than those of EP. A negative relationship was found between the final grade of each of these two fields and job experience in years (r =-.45, p=.01 and r=-.40, p=.03 for EP and BM, respectively). Age, job experience, and number of symposia and conferences attended were not significant predictors of knowledge in EP and BM. It was concluded that the knowledge in exercise physiology and biomechanics of physical education teachers in the City of Riyadh is poor. Therefore, the authors recommend continuing education for physical education teachers in exercise physiology and biomechanics. |
