Validation of the Teachers' Personal and Professional Skills Questionnaire in the Czech Physical Education Setting

Authors

  • Armando Cocca University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic
  • Marcela Ciesralová University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic
  • Michaela Cocca University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic
  • Klaus Greier University of Innsbruck, Austria
  • Jaroslav Uchytil University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic
  • Gerhard Ruedl University of Innsbruck, Austria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2025.180107

Keywords:

physical activity, physical education, personal skills, professional skills

Abstract

Personal (PSs) and professional (PRs) skills are necessary to any physical education (PE) teacher, potentially having an impact on the quality of teaching and students' engagement in PE. In recent years, the Teachers’ Personal and Professional Skills Questionnaire (TPPS-Q), composed of two 5-item dimensions (PSs and PRs), has been developed and tested. This study aims to test the validity of the TPPS-Q in the Czech school context. The analysis of the questionnaire and its structure, which was based on responses from 135 pupils enrolled in the last grades of Czech primary schools, was performed using the software AMOS for structural equation modeling. Results suggest that the structural model is appropriate after removing two items (CFI = .981; RMSEA = .058; SRMR = .041). Internal validity was good for both PSs (Alpha = .811; Omega = .814) and PRs (Alpha = .795; Omega = .794). Reliability was also found to be good (PSs: ICC = .888; PRs: ICC = .760). Additional scores were assessed for convergent and discriminant validity. The final 8-item version is valid and can be used in the Czech school environment.

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2025-03-31

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Cocca, A., Ciesralová, M., Cocca, M., Greier, K., Uchytil, J. and Ruedl, G. (2025) ’Validation of the Teachers’ Personal and Professional Skills Questionnaire in the Czech Physical Education Setting’, Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 58–63. https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2025.180107

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2025): Special Issue on Promotion of Health and Active Behaviors through Physical Education and In-school Physical Activity

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