The Duties Related to the Performance of Physical Education Teachers during the Implementation of the Curriculum in the Light of Knowledge Era

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the duties related to the performance of physical education teachers during the implementation of the curriculum in the light of the knowledge era. The study population (122) consisted of all physical education teachers in Bethlehem Governorate, in Palestine, for the academic year (2018/2019), and the sample of the study (100) was selective. To achieve the goals of the study, a questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. This questionnaire consists of (55) items divided into four areas: planning, effective teaching, life skills, and evaluation. Cronbach Alfa was used to calculate the internal consistency of the tool.  The results indicated that most of the duties performed by the physical education teacher which pertsin to the domain of planning are to set on the teaching methods that take into account the individual differences between students with a total consensus among the members of the selected sample (100%), followed by the preparation of an annual plan accprding to which the study material is organized throughout the year in addition to the use of various strategies in teaching, with an approval rate of 98% for both items, and the necessity of activating the teaching process by providing an interesting educational environment and raising the morale of students and linking the physical education material to other educational materials. The results also indicated that there are no statistically significant differences between males and femaleswith regard to the duties associated with the performance of physical education teachers while implementing the curriculum at the level of significance (α≤0,05).

The viewpoints of male and female teachers looked alike regarding the duties associated with the performance of physical education teachers during the implementation of curricula in the age of knowledge were similar, depending on the variables of gender, type of school, and academic degree of the teacher.

The study recommended the necessity of working to enhance the performance of physical education teachers by providing material and moral incentives to them during their career and raising the  professional and academic levels of teachers by providing the opportunity to attend courses and workshops in their fields and pursuing their higher education.