Effect of the pedagogical model on the physical self-concept of students in physical education

This research, conducted in the 2013-2014 academic year, analyzes the perceptions of secondary students on the factors implicit in the physical self, after receiving a fitness teaching unit (TU) using the attitudinal style methodology. Data are analyzed (pretest-posttest) by gender in a group of 231 students (102 boys and 129 girls). The method is mixed, using a descriptive and inferential analysis and an interview with the teacher at the end of the experience. In the pretest, the boys scored higher in the factors of perceived competence and physical strength. In the posttest the difference between groups was not significant, while there was a great increase in the perceived competence of the girls. The boys who engage in more extracurricular physical activity show higher learning about the TU received, while in girls differences are dependent on academic performance. The teacher emphasizes the importance of the methodology used to generate perceptions of achievement in students. It is concluded that the methodological approach used in the classroom has a direct impact on student self-concept