The impact of a rock-climbing program: a mixed methods case study of high school students’ climbing self-efficacy

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dc.contributor.authorBoudreau, Patrick
dc.contributor.supervisorGibbons, Sandra Louise
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-01T15:09:18Z
dc.date.available2017-05-01T15:09:18Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017-05-01
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe popularity of rock-climbing is continuously increasing. However, little research is available on the pedagogy of rock-climbing. Student climbing self-efficacy and the learning activities and instructional strategies used were monitored throughout a five-month long high school rock-climbing program. The baseline rock-climbing experience of consenting participants (n = 26) ranged from novice to the junior competitive level. This case study of a single class of 30 students included both quantitative and qualitative data sources. Data collection methods included: (a) questionnaires, (b) observations of the learning environment, (c) individual reflection journals, (d) focus group interviews, and (e) a course outline. Quantitative analysis revealed no significant change in the self-efficacy scores of participants. Qualitative analysis provided insight into: (a) the type of learning environment conducive to improving climbing self-efficacy, (b) the influence of the sources of self-efficacy, and (c) the activities that were more efficient for developing student climbing self-efficacy. This study explored how sources of self-efficacy can be translated into learning activities and instructional strategies for rock-climbing programs. Learning activities and instructional strategies should be meaningful, diversified, individualized, progressively challenging, and take place in a safe and collaborative environment. A future study may investigate the effect of participation in climbing programs on motivations to pursue climbing independently.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0523en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0575en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0633en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/8031
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectrock-climbingen_US
dc.subjectself-efficacyen_US
dc.subjectadventure physical activityen_US
dc.subjectpedagogyen_US
dc.subjectphysical educationen_US
dc.subjectlearning activityen_US
dc.subjectteaching strategyen_US
dc.subjectcase studyen_US
dc.titleThe impact of a rock-climbing program: a mixed methods case study of high school students’ climbing self-efficacyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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