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Preparation of the physical education and sport faculty students for the scientific research activity

Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Actuality. The research was based on an extensive study of the literature and methodologies regarding the specifics of training specialists in physical education and sports for scientific research, as well as the hypothesis that assumed that the development of the methodology for a specific purpose, oriented towards the specifics of the scientific research activity of the physical education teacher, which includes acquaintance with its content and practical learning in the integrative pedagogical system of lessons, allowed to improve the level of theoretical knowledge and professional pedagogical skills necessary for students to carry out scientific research at the level of the study programs. Methodological aspects of the research: The purpose of research is to improve the process of training the pedagogical skills specific to the scientific research activity of the of the physical education and sports faculty students. In order to achieve the proposed goal, the following objectives have been established: 1. To study the structure and content of the scientific research activity of physical education teachers within the process of teaching school physical education. 2. To evaluate the initial level of theoretical and practical training of the physical education and sports faculty students for the scientific research activity. 3. To establish in stages the structure and content of the students training program for scientific research. 4. Experimental validation of the methodology for preparation with determined purpose of the students for the scientific research activity within the instructive-educational process. Methods of research. There was used a complex approach in the paper, in order to study the multiple aspects of preparing students of Physical education and sports faculties for scientific research. The analysis of the pedagogical literature, curricula and educational programs allowed us to establish and argue the basic aspects of the content of the scientific research activity of the physical education teacher at the initial stage, as well as the necessary knowledge for it. The difficulties faced by the beginner teachers in the practical activity were established, the system and the level of preparation the Physical education and sports faculty students for the scientific research activity within the integrative lesson system were analyzed. The conditions of the training process, which contributes to the increase of the effectiveness of professional-pedagogical training, were determined. There were also established the criteria for evaluating student training and developed the program of the special course "Methodology of preparing students of Physical education and sports faculties for the scientific research activity", which was implemented in the educational program, the 5th semester. Findings and results. At the final stage of the research, the preparation levels of the students for the scientific research activity were established based on the results demonstrated during the current evaluation of the theoretical knowledge, the practical skills within the "Pedagogical training practices" and, respectively, by the method of quality analysis of the actual theses for the discipline ,,The theory of physical education and sports", including the Theses presented by graduate students upon completion of studies. The results of the pedagogical experiment carried out allowed us to establish three preparation levels of the students for research activity: 1. Reproductive level; 2. The productive level; 3. The productive level with research elements. The results obtained in the research allow us to conclude that the program developed and proposed to prepare students of the physical education and sports faculties for the scientific research activity is effective because it has the potential to form the knowledge and integrative skills specific to scientific research in the field of physical culture. Conclusions and recommendations. The following conclusions can be drawn from the undertaken research: 1. The research materials allow us to state that 72% of teachers encounter difficulties in carrying out scientific research activities, the main reasons being the insufficiencies of the scientific training system of the future physical education teachers within the faculties. 2. The evaluation of the theoretical and practical training level of the students from the faculties of Physical education and sports within the reproduction of the integrative scientific research activity, regarding the realization of the projects of the course works (the 5th sem.), shows us that this activity is realized, first of all, by the skills of the reproductive level - 56%, the productive level - 27% and only -17 % of the works are characterized by the skills of the productive level with elements of integrative research, and the theme of the works is presented in most of them (75%) by subjects, which conditional examination can be performed through the 4th level of the scientific research methods. 3. The instructive-formative pedagogical experiment (in the classroom) and the practical-methodical one (carried out in natural conditions) prove the effectiveness of the methodology developed by different levels of the students' preparation for scientific research activity (based on evaluating the content of the courses and bachelor's theses): * reproductive level (low) - students of the control group - 49.4% - overall grade- 7.9; * productive level (medium) - students of experimental group 2, who passed only the theoretical compartment of the program - 72%, overall grade - 8.1; * the productive level with elements of integrative scientific research for the students of the experimental group 1 - 64%, the general grade - 1 point and 27% of bachelor's theses, compared to both groups - 5.5% with a grade of 9.0. It is also recommended: 1. To include the special course "Methodology of preparing students of physical education and sports faculties for the scientific research activity" as an instructional discipline for the respective faculties, as well as for the requalification faculties of teachers in the field. 2. To use the system of selective objectives with determined purpose for the independent work of the students as a product, which would contribute to the consolidation of the necessary research skills in the process of elaboration of the bachelor theses and scientific publications. 3. The elaborated methodology, regarding the scientific research activity of the specialists in the field of physical education and sports, can be also applied in the work of the Commissions for teachers' attestation for evaluating the research competences.
DOI: 10.52449/soh23.11
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4411017537
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