摘要：The purpose of the study was to examine if there are significant differences between male and femalesecondary school students in assessing the personal and professional competences of their physicaleducation teachers, and to determine if these group differences are in any kind of interaction with theteachers’ gender. The sample in this study were N=831 students from fourteen secondary schools in theurban parts of Sarajevo. The students attended third (N=422 or 50.8%) and fourth class (N=409 or 49.2%)at the time of the research. There were N=452 (54.4%) females and N=379 (45.6%) males in this sample,both aged from sixteen to eighteen. A 28-item Teachers’ Competences Perception Questionnaire wasconstructed (TCPQ) and applied on the given sample. The instrument measured the competences related toteaching skills, communication and empathy, health care instructions, pedagogical competences and physicalappearance. According to the results, the male students gave higher ratings to the teachers of both genderson pedagogical competences. No significant group differences and interactions were identified on all the othercompetence scales. Also, the students of both genders generally gave higher ratings on physical appearanceto female teachers and a significant positive interaction was found between student and teacher gender inassessing the teachers on this variable. Finally, a negative interaction was found in assessing teachers oncommunication and empathy where male students rated female teachers higher and female students ratedmale teachers higher on this variable. Theoretical and practical implications of the study have been alsostated.
关键词：sex; gender; physical; health and sports education; teachers’ competences; students’;assessment
