VALIDATION OF THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE SPECTRUM OF TEACHING STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE

The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the validity of the Spanish version of the Physical Education Students' experience and perceptions of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles Questionnaire. The sample was made up of 588 physical education students, Physical Education in Primary School or/and Sports Science students, M age =21.6, SD = 1.7, 21.3% females and 78.7% males. After the respective factor, exploratory and confirmatory analyses, the Spanish version of the questionnaire exhibits similar psychometric properties of the original version. In conclusion, the questionnaire can be reliably applied to evaluate the experience and perceptions of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles by physical education students from a Spanish context