Crescer com o desporto: vivências e aprendizagens no caminho para ser professora de Educação Física

Abstract

This report is part of the second year of the Master's Program in Physical Education Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto and is based on the experience gained during the school placement carried out at a partner school in the Porto metropolitan area. This period constituted a fundamental stage in initial teacher training, allowing for direct contact with the school environment and the integration of theoretical knowledge acquired throughout academic training with pedagogical practice in a real-world context. The primary objective of this report is to analyze and reflect on the journey undertaken during the school placement, highlighting the experiences gained and the learning achieved throughout this educating process. During this period, various activities were carried out as part of the Supervised Teaching Practice, namely the planning, teaching, and evaluation of Physical Education classes in different grade levels, as well as participation in school community activities and subject-area meetings. Concurrently, a research study was conducted in an educational context, focused on analyzing the fulfillment of students' basic psychological needs in Physical Education classes, seeking to understand how certain pedagogical strategies can influence student motivation and engagement. The results revealed a positive trend in students' perceptions regarding satisfaction with autonomy, competence, and relationships, although no statistically significant differences were found, suggesting that the response to the implemented strategies may depend on the characteristics of each class and the context in which the intervention takes place. Overall, the school placement proved to be an extremely enriching experience, contributing to the development of pedagogical, organizational, and interpersonal skills essential to the teaching profession and to the consolidation of my professional identity as a future physical education teacher.