165549 20260112132215.0 doi 10.3390/educsci16010060 sideral 147121 ART-2026-147121 eng Villafaña-Samper, Zilia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0009-0003-6879-8813 Effects of Sport Education Model on Meaningful Experiences in Physical Education and (De)Motivating Teaching Approaches 2026 This study aimed to examine the effects of a basketball teaching unit based on the Sport Education Model on students’ meaningful experiences in Physical Education and their perceptions of (de)motivating teaching approaches used by their Physical Education teachers. A total of 102 secondary school students (49 girls; Mage = 13.66, SD = 0.72) participated in a pre-experimental, single group pretest-posttest design. Students completed the Meaningful Physical Education Scale and the Situation-in-School-Physical Education questionnaire before and after an eight-session intervention implemented by a pre-service teacher. Data were analyzed using mixed 2 (Time: pre, post) × 2 (Sex: male, female) MANOVAs and follow-up ANOVAs. The multivariate analyses revealed no significant overall Time × Sex interaction effects for either meaningful PE dimensions or (de)motivating teaching approaches. At the univariate level, significant improvements were observed in social interaction and challenge dimensions of meaningful PE, along with increased perceptions of autonomy-supportive and structuring teaching approaches and reduced controlling and awaiting approaches. However, univariate analyses showed specific sex-related differences: boys reported greater improvements in fun, challenge, and personally relevant learning, whereas girls perceived their teacher as displaying more clarifying behaviors. These findings suggest that the Sport Education Model fosters meaningful and motivating learning environments for both sexes, though the nature of these improvements may vary slightly between boys and girls. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S01-24 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU/FPU23-03297 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Esteban-Torres, Diego Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0009-0005-6811-7218 Capablo-Jal, Lorién García-Cazorla, Javier Mayo-Rota, Carlos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4869-6698 García-González, Luis Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8115-0649 3001 187 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp. Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal 16, 1 (2026), 60 [21 pp.] Education Sciences 2227-7102 348337 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/165549/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2385829 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/165549/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:165549 articulos driver 2026-01-12-11:09:53 ARTICLE