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MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST |
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Juan A. Moreno1  ,
David González-Cutre2, José Martín-Albo3 and Eduardo
Cervelló1 |
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1Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 2University of Almería, 3University of Zaragoza, Spain. |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2010) 9, 79 - 85 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The purpose of this study was to analyse, experimentally, the
relationships between motivation and performance in a lateral movement test
in physical education. The study group consisted of 363 students (227 boys
and 136 girls), aged between 12 and 16, who were randomly divided into three
groups: an experimental group in which an incremental ability belief was
induced, another experimental group in which an entity ability belief was
induced, and a control group where there was no intervention. Measurements
were made of situational intrinsic motivation, perceived competence in executing
the task and performance. The results revealed that the incremental group
reported higher scores on the situational intrinsic motivation scale. The
entity group demonstrated better performance in the first test attempt than
the incremental group but, in the second attempt, the performance was similar
in the different groups. Perhaps the initial differences in performance
disappeared because the incremental group counted on improving in the second
attempt. These results are discussed in relation to the intensity with which
the teacher conveys information relating to incremental ability belief of
the pupil to increase intrinsic motivation and performance.
Key words: Implicit ability beliefs, intrinsic motivation, performance, self-determination theory, students. |
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