The development and validation of revised inclusive physical education self-efficacy questionnaire for Czech physical education majors

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to translate and validate the revised inclusive physical education self-efficacy questionnaire SE-PETE-R in the Czech language. SE-PETE-R measures the self-efficacy of PE teacher education majors towards including students with intellectual disabilities (IDs), physical disabilities (PDs) and visual impairments (VIs) in PE frameworks. The English version of the questionnaire was translated into Czech, followed by verification by the back-translation procedure. Expert evaluation and confirmatory factor analysis (CFS) served as the basis for establishing validity of the Czech SE-PETE-R questionnaire. CFA performed for each subscale confirmed two factors (F1 peers’ instruction, F2 staying on task) in the ID scale, three factors (F1 specific adaptations, F2 peers’ instruction, F3 safety) in the PD scale and two factors (F1 specific adaptations, F2 peers’ instruction) in the VI scale.

KEYWORDS:

• Inclusive education
• pre-service teachers
• self-efficacy
• competency

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCID

Martin Kudláček http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-9790

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Palacký University Olomouc (IGA_FTK_2017_006).

Notes on contributors

Martin Kudláček

Martin Kudláček, an associate professor of adapted physical activity at Palacky University, focuses on the areas of inclusive physical education and competencies of teachers for work with the special needs population. He has served as president of European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity and Chief Editor of European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity.

Ladislav Baloun

Ladislav Baloun, a doctoral student at the department of adapted physical activity at Palacky University, focuses on self-efficacy of teachers working in an inclusive environment.

Ondřej Ješina

Ondřej Ješina, an assistant professor of adapted physical activity at Palacky University, focuses on support of inclusive physical education and teacher preparation in this area. He serves as president of Czech Association of Adapted Physical Activity.