Graduation Date
Spring 2019
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Science degree with a major in Kinesiology, option Teaching/Coaching
Committee Chair Name
Jill Pawlowski
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
David Adams
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Third Committee Member Name
Drew Petersen
Third Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Fourth Committee Member Name
Chris Hopper
Fourth Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
Motivational Climate, Physical activity, Disability, Learning, Motor skill
Subject Categories
Kinesiology
Abstract
Increasing physical activity participation among children with disabilities is critical for developing healthy lifestyles. Motivation can influence the amount of physical activity a person participates in. Establishing motivational climates that emphasize individual progress and outcomes can result in improvements of affective responses of engaging in an activity which, in turn, can increase the likelihood of continued participation. While the relationship between motivational climate and mood has been researched in children without disabilities, little research has been done on the impact of motivational climates for children with disabilities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the effect that a motivational climate has on gross motor skills. Motivational climate the structure of the social environment with regard to the way that it influences individuals' motivation and motivational processes. In achievement goal theories it is typically described in terms of the extent to which the environment is oriented towards promoting task mastery and learning goals or social comparison and performance goals (Lochbaum & Stevenson, 2014). is defined by has on a child with an intellectual disability as it relates to physical activity. Participants for this study will include five children with disabilities recruited from an adapted physical activity program. Participants will be prompted in either a skill acquisition or outcome orientation motivational climate by the researcher before being asked to perform a task in an ABA sequence. Child’s enjoyment of the task and successful completion will be assessed and compared between the two motivational climates using a visual analysis
Citation Style
APA
Recommended Citation
Govan, Lucas Henry, "The effects of motivational climate on skill acquisition and motivation for physical activity in children with intellectual disabilities" (2019). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 250.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/250