Physical performance in masters' degree students in Exercise and Sport Sciences related to the motor learning approach

Authors

  • Felice Di Domenico Department of Human, Philosophical and Education Sciences, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
  • Giovanni Esposito Department of Human, Philosophical and Education Sciences, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-8943
  • Tiziana D'Isanto Department of Human, Philosophical and Education Sciences, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
  • Sara Aliberti Department of Human, Philosophical and Education Sciences, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
  • Gaetano Raiola Faculty of Human, Educational and Sports Sciences, University Pegaso, Napoli https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7659-1674

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.32629

Keywords:

Learning approach, Physical activity, Lifestyle promotion, reproductive style, Productive style

Abstract

Physical activities (PA) can be characterised by a cognitive approach or an ecological-dynamic approach. Currently, no emphasis is given in the master's degree in sports sciences to the different effects of exercise in the two different forms of delivery: prescriptive teaching and heuristic learning. The objective was to measure levels of physical performance in students and test for associations between the effects of exercise and the type of learning approach. Thirty-eight sports science students were divided into two groups according to the teaching/learning methodology used in their training: cognitive (CG) and dynamic ecological (EDG). A battery of tests was administered: squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), countermovement jump free arms (CMJ-FA), and stiffness test (ST). A questionnaire on daily physical activity was administered. The data collected were statistically processed. Statistically significant associations emerged between outcomes and groups (P = < .05): 37% of CGs and 26% of EDGs used motorised vehicles at least once a week; only 5% of CGs and 26% of EDGs walked daily; 100% of CGs and 79% of EDGs practised PA continuously; CGs performed better in CMJ-FA and ST. The two approaches differ in their impact on daily, structured physical activity and performance effects.

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Published

2023-12-31

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2023): Motricidade

Section

Original Article

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