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Table 2 Changes in first year pre-service teachers’ perceived competence, confidence, willingness and barriers to implementing Transform-Ed! strategies into teaching practice

From: The feasibility and impact of embedding pedagogical strategies targeting physical activity within undergraduate teacher education: Transform-Ed!

 

Test–retest reliability (N = 119)

Mean (SD)

Paired differences: follow-up–baseline

Construct

ICC

[95% CI]

Baseline (N = 218)

Follow-up (N = 218)

Mean

[95% CI]

Willingness to integrate active teaching into professional practice placement

0.89**

[0.85, 0.93]

24.67 (2.91)

25.21 (2.27)

0.54*

[0.16, 0.91]

Feelings about the impact of increasing activity and breaking sitting time on student outcomes (i.e. on task time, interest, academic outcomes)

0.98**

[0.97, 0.99]

24.15 (3.34)

26.20 (2.41)

2.05**

[1.58, 2.52]

Confidence to integrate specific strategies within the classroom, to increase PA and decrease sitting time across the school day—as future teachers

1.00**

[1.00, 1.00]

20.10 (3.56)

21.50 (2.54)

1.40**

[0.89, 1.91]

Confidence in specific strategies—beyond the classroom (e.g. recess, lunchtime and home)—to increase PA and decrease sitting time—as future teachers

1.00**

[1.00, 1.00]

17.71 (4.23)

19.25 (3.03)

1.54**

[0.90, 2.18]

Perceived competence to effectively integrate specific active teaching strategies across the school day—as future teachers

1.00**

[1.00, 1.00]

17.73 (3.76)

20.11 (2.28)

2.39**

[1.85, 2.92]

Perceived barriers to the delivery of active lessons in your class

1.00**

[1.00, 1.00]

47.74 (11.23)

40.48 (9.52)

−7.26**

[−8.88, −5.64]

  1. ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.001