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Examining the personal experience of student skill learning: a narrative perspective
1Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, USA.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
|June 1, 1995
Summary
This study explores student skill learning through their own stories, revealing how individuals actively create meaning and social context shapes their experiences in physical education. Understanding the learner's perspective is key.
Area of Science:
- Physical Education
- Sociology of Sport
- Learning Sciences
Background:
- Student skill learning is often examined externally, neglecting the learner's subjective experience.
- Understanding the meaning derived from skill acquisition is crucial but understudied in physical education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the learner's perspective of skill learning as a narrative experience.
- To interpret the meanings students derive from their physical education experiences using narrative theory.
Main Methods:
- Utilized narrative theory to analyze four case studies of university students in a bowling class.
- Focused on student goals, conflicts, and conflict resolution during skill learning.
Main Results:
- Identified two primary sources of meaning: individual active construction and social context (enculturation).
- Student narratives highlighted the interplay between personal effort and environmental influences on skill acquisition.
Conclusions:
- Student learning experiences are storied, with meaning shaped by both internal cognitive processes and external social factors.
- Provides insights for educators and researchers to understand students' constructed realities in physical education settings.