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Body expression and dance are activities that contribute to the integral well-being
of people. In an educational context, the process of evaluating our students implies
variations in their moods. This study tackles the states of mind that students perceive
before and after the evaluation of a practice in the subject of Body expression and
dance, developed through choreographies, that were, previously rehearsed, and later
presented to the rest of the class in a specific session. Our main interest was the
obtention of information on the states of mind of the students prior to the evaluation
of their choreographies (cooperative task), and again once they had been performed.
The study design consisted of two phases: two different choreographies separated by
an interval of 2 months. The students were asked about their moods before and after
performing their choreographies, which were evaluated. The participants, 167 in total,
35 women (20.5%) and 132 men (79.5%), aged 18 to 22 years old, filled out a POMS
(Profile of Mood States) questionnaire, before and after the evaluation of each occasion.
Differences were found in the stress-anxiety, vigor-activity, fatigue-immobility scales and
the total mood score (PGMS). In all of them, except for the fatigue-immobility scale,
we found a decrease in scores after the performance, compared to scores before. For
the Stress-Anxiety factor, lower values were observed in the post-tests in comparison
to the pre-tests, and also lower values in the pre- and post-test scores regarding the
second choreography. We conclude that the practical evaluation of the subject through
choreography modifies the mood states of the students, favoring their well-being after
its execution, which is why evaluation through practice is considered a positive element
in the educational process.
We thank Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), in Barcelona and Lleida, and the Spanish Government (Dirección General de Investigación, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación) project Perspectiva de género en las emociones suscitadas por los Juegos deportivos psicomotores y de cooperación (Grant Number DEP2010- 21626-C03-01). |
