Evaluation of Physical Education and Sport Sciences Students’ Satisfaction with their Studies.

Maria Mousouli, Stamatia Florou, Christina Nikitopoulou & Marios Goudas

Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Hellas

Students’ satisfaction is among the indices used to evaluate educational programs because it reflects participants’ needs and expectations and the degree to which these are fulfilled. The present paper presents two studies. In the first one, fifty nine graduates were asked about their satisfaction regarding factors pertaining to their studies. Regression analysis revealed that total quality of the program could be predicted only by quality of content and acquired knowledge. The second study assessed satisfaction of senior students. Fifty- four students participated in the study. Regression analysis revealed that total quality of the program could be predicted by quality of content and acquired knowledge and also by participants’ confidence toward finding a relevant job. In summary, the results suggests that according to graduate and senior students’ perceptions the quality of the program is mostly related to the quality of its content.

Key words: program evaluation, student’s satisfaction, PE & Sport Science.