Effectiveness in Physical Education

Abstract

The purpose of the paper was the review of the literature on effectiveness in physical education. Methodologies that have been used in research on teaching effectiveness were the perfect teaching method, process-product and mediating-process designs, and ecology model. According to the current literature the effective physical educator is enthusiastic, warm, fair, and able to observe and communicate, state objectives, check for cognitive understanding. The profile of effectiveness in physical education is compiled by students’ success, class time management, discipline and control, suitability of activities, appropriate teaching cues, supporting and safe learning environment, planning and assessment of students and teaching. It is concluded that the multidimensional assessment, based on ecology model, is the most proper approach for research on effectiveness.