摘要:The objective of this research was to identify the perception of the undergraduate students in Physical Education about the elements that make up the pedagogical practice of the good teacher in the classroom. The methodology has a descriptive design and is characterized by the use of the qualitative approach, presenting as subjects of research a group of eighteen undergraduate students in Physical Education of the Superior School of Physical Education of the Federal University of Pelotas. We used content analysis and chose to split the results into two categories. The first, called "Professional knowledge and contexts of action", was built with the intention of exploring the teaching knowledge related to the profession and its professional performance. The second is related to the "Characteristics of the good teacher and the necessary skills for teaching", seeking to describe the characteristics of this good teacher and bringing the elements related to teaching practices within the context of the classroom.