Selected Teaching Competency for Physical Education Teachers under the Applied Talent Cultivation Background

Abstract

Background and Aim: Nowadays, the deepening reform of the teaching mode of Universities is constantly developing with the improvement of demand, Skill-based talent training has become an inevitable requirement for universities to comply with the education reform. In recent years, sports professional training in management, teamwork, social interaction, and other aspects of comprehensive competency appear to be insufficient, which puts forward a higher demand for the teaching competency of university physical education teachers.

Materials and Methods: Using IOC expert testing, 21 experts conducted three rounds of Delphi indicator screening, and the AHP analytic hierarchy process assigned weights to the indicators. The competency of physical education teachers in universities was finally obtained (3 first-level indicators, 12 second-level indicators, and 46 third-level indicators).

Results: The final results were as follows: 1) In the first level indicators, professional knowledge is considered a fundamental factor for teaching physical education teachers in universities; 2) In the second level, subject-oriented knowledge was considered the most important core factor in the professional knowledge; The competency to organize and guide extracurricular activities was considered the most important core factor; Perceived attitudes toward careers was considered the most important core factor; and 3) In the third level indicators, basic theoretical knowledge of physical education, teaching experience and knowledge of lessons learned, knowledge of Sports Injury Prescription and Rehabilitation etc., which were considered the most important core factor.

Conclusion: It is recommended that school leaders and physical education teachers in each University establish new teaching concepts, update their teaching philosophy, strengthen further training for physical education teachers in their schools, and aim at comprehensive development, to establish the high-quality teaching competence of physical education teachers’ universities.