The Functional Competence of Physical Education Teachers and Instructors from The Perspective of Sports Activity Departments in Iraqi Education
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https://doi.org/10.37359/JOPE.V38(SpecialIssue)2026.2314Keywords:
Functional competency, physical education teachers, sports activity, Ministry of EducationAbstract
The research objective to improve and apply a functional competency scale for physical education teachers from the concept of sports activity departments in Iraqi education directorates and to identify the functional competency of physical education teachers from the perspective of these departments. The researcher used the descriptive questionnaire method as it was acceptable for the nature of the issue The research population consisted of (319) directors of sports and scouting activity departments in Iraqi education directorates. There were also (3) individuals from the sports and scouting activity units in the districts and sub-districts of Iraqi education directorates The research sample consisted of (319) individuals representing (100%) of the research population. The researcher designed a questionnaire for the scale to determine the validity of the statements which included (25) statements. The researcher adopted the Liker method in constructing the scale questionnaire. Based on this, a five-point scale was used to express the degree of agreement with each statement: (Strongly Agree, Agree, Sometimes Disagree, Strongly Disagree). The researcher then conducted a pilot study with a acceptable timeframe before the final study application, using a sample of 25 individuals. Following this, the scale was administered to a construction sample of 150 individuals. To complete the steps of constructing this study's scale the researcher performed statistical analysis of the scale statements This statistical process ensured the availability of the scientific requirements for the scale namely validity and reliability Subsequently the researcher administered the functional competency scale, consisting of 25 statements to a control sample of 130 individuals. The results were then statistically analyzed and discussed.
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