Design of an inventory for the evaluation of attitudes and teaching practices on sustainable development in physical education

Tassi, Alexandra (author), Adamakis, Manolis (author), Karteroliotis, Konstantinos (author)

This pilot study examines the content validity and reliability of an inventory designed to assess physical education teachers’ attitudes, perceptions, and teaching practices related to sustainable development. The inventory was developed by adapting two validated instruments: the Attitudes and Perceptions on Education for Sustainable Development scale and the Assessment Tool for Physical Education for Sustainable Development. These instruments underwent content and face validity evaluation before piloting. The study aimed to assess the inventory’s internal consistency using Cronbach’s α coefficients and its stability through a test-retest procedure. Thirty-two Greek physical education teachers (8 males, 24 females; M = 48.85 years, SD = 6.18) completed the inventory twice, with a 20-day interval. Reliability analysis indicated that Cronbach’s α coefficients for individual factors ranged from 0.70 to 0.87, demonstrating adequate internal consistency. Test-retest results confirmed satisfactory stability in most question categories. Findings suggest that the inventory is a valid and reliable tool for assessing sustainable development-related attitudes and practices in physical education, with minor refinements recommended for specific items before broader application. This study highlights the need for robust assessment tools to evaluate education for sustainable development, particularly in physical education, where fostering sustainability-oriented attitudes is essential for promoting corresponding teaching practices.

• Language: English
• Keywords: sport, measurement reliability, physical education teachers, sustainable development, SDGs, questionnaire
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 69-83
• Numbering: Vol. 31, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180524
• UDC: 796.01
• ISSN on article: 1318-2269
• DOI: 10.52165/kinsi.31.1.69-83
• COBISS.SI-ID: 239726595
• Publication date in RUL: 11.03.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Kinesiologia Slovenica. scientific journal on sport
• Shortened title: Kinesiol. Slov.
• Publisher: Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za kineziologijo, Fakulteta za šport, Inštitut za kineziologijo, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 1318-2269
• COBISS.SI-ID: 30681856

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• License: CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Description: This Creative Commons license is very similar to the regular Attribution license, but requires the release of all derivative works under this same license.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Oblikovanje instrumenta za ocenjevanje stališč in učnih praks o trajnostnem razvoju v športni vzgoji

Abstract

Ta pilotska študija preučuje vsebinsko veljavnost in zanesljivost instrumenta, zasnovanega za ocenjevanje stališč, zaznav in učnih praks učiteljev športne vzgoje v povezavi s trajnostnim razvojem. Instrument je bil razvit z adaptacijo dveh validiranih pripomočkov: Lestvice stališč in zaznav o izobraževanju za trajnostni razvoj ter Ocenjevalnega orodja za športno vzgojo za trajnostni razvoj. Pred pilotno uporabo sta instrumenta prestala ocenjevanje vsebinske in površinske veljavnosti. Cilj študije je bil oceniti notranjo konsistentnost instrumenta s pomočjo Cronbachovega α koeficienta in njegovo zanesljivost preko postopka test-retest. Dvaintrideset grških učiteljev športne vzgoje (8 moških, 24 žensk; povprečna starost = 48,85 let, SD = 6,18) je instrument izpolnilo dvakrat, z 20-dnevnim presledkom. Analiza zanesljivosti je pokazala, da so Cronbachovi α koeficienti za posamezne faktorje znašali od 0,70 do 0,87, kar kaže na ustrezno notranjo konsistentnost. Rezultati test-retest so potrdili zadovoljivo zanesljivost v večini kategorij vprašanj. Ugotovitve kažejo, da je instrument veljavno in zanesljivo orodje za ocenjevanje stališč in praks, povezanih s trajnostnim razvojem v športni vzgoji, pri čemer so pred širšo uporabo priporočene manjše prilagoditve nekaterih postavk. Študija poudarja potrebo po zanesljivih ocenjevalnih orodjih za spremljanje izobraževanja za trajnostni razvoj, zlasti v športni vzgoji, kjer je spodbujanje trajnostno naravnanih stališč ključno za ustrezne učne prakse.

• Keywords: šport, zanesljivost merjenja, učitelji športne vzgoje, trajnostni razvoj, cilji trajnostnega razvoja, CTR, vprašalnik