Author(s)

Chawki Derbali¹, Ali Elloumi², Fathi Matoussi³

¹High Institute of Physical Education and Sport of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia.
²Faculty of Human Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
³High Institute of Education and Continuing Training of Tunis, Virtual University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.

This work attempts to determine the students’ motivation in physical education area through analyzed clusters. As a particular topic in Tunisia we highlight the relationship between motiva-tional profiles and the students’ performance in pole vaulting. For this, three grades’ students (37 girls, 32 boys) from randomly selected sport-studies classes provided data questionnaire (SMS-II adapted; Pellier et al., 2013) on motivation levels and their pole vaulting performance achieve-ment. This was evaluated using a pre-and post-assessment design of 7-weeks pole vault teaching. Obtained results concern the reliability and the validity of the sport motivation scales questionnaire. Cluster analyses revealed two motivational profiles: non-self-determined and self-deter-mined levels of motivation. The self-determined motivation profile was correlated to the highest pole vault performance. The theoretical and practical implications for the measurement of stu-dents’ motivation in pole vault practice are discussed. The effects of motivational profiles on stu-dents’ pole vault achievement are perceived.

Motivation Profile, Self-Determination, Pole Vault, Performance, Physical Education Student

Derbali, C. , Elloumi, A. and Matoussi, F. (2015) Didactics of Physical Education: The Case of Motivational Students Profiles in Pole Vaulting Performance. Creative Education, 6, 1349-1359. doi: 10.4236/ce.2015.612136.