O professor de educação física escolar e a influência da motivação em sua prática pedagógica

Abstract

The objective of this study was to diagnose the motivational facts involved on the Physical Education teacher pedagogical practice. Motivation is understood as a phenomenon that interferes with behavior and pedagogical actions. Ten Physical Education teachers from the Public Educational system were interviewed for this paper. The adapted questionnaire from Venditti Junior et al. (2009) was used as a research tool. Data were categorized and submitted to Microsoft Excel Software. Regarding the results is possible to state that 70% of the participating teachers are motivated, and they emphasize that their main difficulties are linked to inappropriate infrastructure, lack of material, lack of interest and inappropriate behavior from students. In addition, the adversities within school environment interfere with the teacher’s motivation. Thus, we highlight that the motivation of the Physical Education teacher influences his pedagogical practices, and it shows his commitment as a professional in education.