TEACHING PROFILE: ANALYSIS OF THE PLANNING DECISIONS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TRAINEE TEACHERS

ABSTRACT

The study begins with the following problems: Does stability exists in the thoughts and in the trainees' planning decisions in the several classes? In other words, is possible to say that a typical profile of each trainee exists?; Which are the characteristics of the thoughts and the trainees' of Physical Education planning decisions? The methodological design is qualitative and quantitative, of descriptive nature, where the instruments and techniques aim at to identify and to analyze the thought processes in the teaching planning. The sample is constituted by 18 trainees of Physical Education. For collection of data a structured interview nature was used. The data were processed using the SPSS 21 statistical program, using the One Sample T-Test to verify the stability of decisions and Cluster Analysis to identify groups of trainees based on the commonality of planning decisions. The stability of the planning decisions was verified at the three interviews made before the class. The results allowed the identification of four profiles of trainee teachers, with typical and atypical characteristics according to the referenced literature.

Keywords:
Planning Decisions; Trainee Teachers; Physical Education.