In summer 2022, I took research methods in physical education with Dr. John Foley at SUNY Cortland. During this course I was able to write and present on a topic in physical education that I had an interest in looking further into. I decided to examine teachers satisfaction levels in their physical education jobs. This required me to find 20 physical education teachers from the Syracuse, NY area and have them all fill out The basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration scale. The main reason i conducted this research because I wanted to see if there was a difference in data amongst different trends related to where teachers work, their experience, the grade level they teach and the resources in which they have access to. The assessment attached in the paper shows how teachers are graded on a 5 point scale that ranks their level of frustration with specific areas of their job.

The need for autonomy, competence and relatedness were all factors take into account to examine teachers growth over a period of time. When teachers see themselves developing and enjoy their jobs then they are more likely to enjoy teaching physical education. The basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration scale is an assessment model used to gain insight on teachers needs and gain understanding of their level of satisfaction within their current job. This type of assessment model is something that could be used on students to develop an understanding of their experiences in their physical education classes and is something I look forward to assess when becoming a physical education teacher.