ZSF Zeitschrift für sportpädagogische Forschung

Physical education (PE) teachers are supposed to initiate and support learning processes in PE classes. Therefore, they must assess the students' prerequisites and the demands in tasks. While studying, pre-service PE teachers should acquire task...

The ability to learn in a self-regulated way is extremely important for academic success in physical education (PE) teacher education, as learning processes are rarely externally controlled and exams have to be prepared individually....

Recent research has indicated that physical education settings may provide a conducive environment for the emergence of interpersonal violence, with teachers playing a key role due to their position of authority. Based on a social constructivist...

Competence in the German (educational) language is considered a fundamental prerequisite for academic success. While it is undisputed that language plays just as important a role in physical education as in other subjects, it remains unexplored what...

The article presents the problem and findings of a functional analysis of the didactic discourse on non/participation in physical education. The starting point is a tension between compulsory schooling and the right to education, which is...

Engagement with fitness content on social media plays an important role for adolescents. While these contents can serve as motivation for physical activity, they may also exert negative effects on body image. In this context, physical education (PE)...

Students' physical fitness self-concept (PFSC) is associated with many positive health-related factors. Several studies show that students' PFSC is influenced by social comparisons of students with their peers, e.g., their classmates. This study...

In the scope of generic teaching research, cognitive activation is identified as the quality dimension that most strongly requires a subject-specific interpretation. The construct of reflexive activation presented here meets this requirement. It...

As a part of the longitudinal study (SpuSS), potential stressors in the experience of playing in physical education from grade eight until ten are the main focus of this examination. In connection to theoretical approaches in the field of stress...

The documentary method has been the increasing focus of attention in German-speaking sports education, particularly in the last decade. This can be seen above all in a large number of newly published empirical studies, which are nearly impossible to...

A lack of exercise characterizes everyday life of a multitude of children and adolescents. This has to be associated with an endangerment of their biopsychosocial health, which may be confronted with sufficient physical activity. Recent studies show...

Practicing is considered a central form of action in school lessons, and this also applies to physical education. However, a closer look reveals that there is no common understanding of practicing, even at a very basic level. There are isolated but...