Preprint_Diagnostic judgments_physical education_Leukel et al_

Abstract

Diagnostics is an essential part of teachers’ profession. We investigated judgement accuracy and cognitive processes of judgment formation in physical-education teachers who observed exercises in gymnastics, and compared teachers with gymnastics trainers as a reference group. Judgment accuracy was lower in teachers compared to trainers, and agreement on the ratings was lower among teachers than among trainers. Agreement about the temporal structuring of the exercises was lower among teachers than trainers. We discuss these findings in context of the task to perform accurate judgments, and discuss the relevance of movement phases, their features, and their functionality for teacher training.

Framework diagnostics PE_Leukel, Loibl, Leuders

“…A yet unresolved research question is how the teachers' professional development of CCK and SCK, according to e.g., the years in praxis or advanced training, changes perception, processing and decision making. In this regard, perception has been operationalised and can be studied using eye tracking (Kredel et al, 2017) or event segmentation (Kurby & Zacks, 2008;Leukel, Leuders, et al, 2022;Newberry et al, 2021). Information processing has been operationalised and can be studied based on written and oral reports of the reasoning leading to a decision (asking which and how perceptual cues are considered?)…”

“…Information processing has been operationalised and can be studied based on written and oral reports of the reasoning leading to a decision (asking which and how perceptual cues are considered?) (Cooksey et al, 2007;Leukel, Leuders, et al, 2022). The decision has typically been operationalised and can be studied as the level of judgment accuracy, and this outcome has been compared to the other two mentioned steps of the information processing in previous studies on cognitive processes of judgment formation (Leuders & Loibl, 2021;Loibl et al, 2020).…”

“…There are currently only a few published articles concerned with judgment accuracy of physical education teachers (Ward et al, 2020), focussing on exercises like jumping and running (Ferrari et al, 2022;Niederkofler et al, 2018), gymnastics (Leukel, Leuders, et al, 2022), and volleyball (Wilkinson, 1992). To our knowledge, only one empirical study in the physical education domain has investigated cognitive processes of judgment formation so far (Leukel, Leuders, et al, 2022). These research activities have not been driven by or related to a framework providing a theoretical understanding of the cognitive components of decision making.…”