Qualitative Interview Data on Sports Education's Effect on Middle School Students

A qualitative study from an eastern province of China involving 121 first-year middle school students over a 15-week intervention. The dataset contains interview transcripts and analysis on the impact of a Sports Education Model (SEM) basketball season on students' perceptions of motivational climate in physical education. The data was authored by Xiubing Zhang and published under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Thematic analysis of student experiences based on interview transcripts about motivational climate.
• Comparative analysis of intervention effects based on student motivational profiles mentioned in the description.
• Modeling the relationship between teaching models and student perceptions based on the four key dimensions of mastery climate, relationship support, autonomy support, and performance climate.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a structured 15-week intervention study with a defined sample of 121 students.
• Analysis is grounded in established theoretical frameworks, specifically Self-Determination Theory and Achievement Goal Theory.
• The dataset is openly available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 177.0 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and cultural bias inherent to its collection in a single region of China.

Provenance

Source

Xiubing Zhang via figshare

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews conducted with students after a 15-week controlled intervention.

Time Range

Study conducted over 15 weeks; specific years not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 06:57:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern province of China