Table 2

Meaningful Physical Education Questionnaire (MPE)

1.I feel connected to my classmates.
2.My relationship with the teacher is positive.
3.I feel like the challenges I am given are appropriate to my skill level.
4.I believe that what I learn has practical applications to my everyday life.
5.I enjoy the tasks/activities and games.
6.The tasks/activities and games we do are usually different.
7.The teacher takes into account our opinions and suggestions.
8.The teacher offers us help and guidance.
9.The teacher states the guidelines to ensure we cooperate effectively.
10.I enjoy the tasks/activities and games because they break up the school day.
11.I feel comfortable expressing my opinions in front of my classmates.
12.I feel capable of asking questions and expressing concerns to my teacher.
13.I believe the proposed tasks/activities and games are challenging but attainable if I work hard.
14.I think that what I am learning is related to my personal interests.
15.I think the tasks/activities and games are entertaining.
16.I think I have the skills to successfully participate in the tasks/activities and games.
17.The tasks/activities and games are varied.
18.The teacher asks us to discuss the answers with our classmates.
19.The teacher tells us what they want us to learn at the end of class.
20.I can disconnect from regular classroom activities.
21.I feel supported by my classmates when we are learning. 
22.I feel like I am learning skills that I can apply outside of class.
23.I feel like it is a fun part of my day.
24.I feel capable of performing the proposed tasks/activities and games.
25.The teacher encourages us to express our negative feelings when we are anxious or stressed.
26.The teacher asks us what kinds of activities we want to do.
27.I think the activity challenges are appropriate for everyone. 
28.I feel prepared to meet the motor skills demands of the tasks/activities. 
29.The teacher gives us as much time as necessary to finish what we are doing.
30.The teacher offers us extra help when the activities are difficult.
31.The teacher explains the solution to the problems step by step and guides our progress.
32.I like the activities because they let me disconnect from my regular classes.
33.Conversations with my classmates are respectful.
34.I think the teacher is kind and fair with me.
35.I sense that what I’m learning may be useful for me outside of physical education class.
36.I regularly experience new situations.
37.The teacher explains why they want us to behave properly and they listen to our opinions.
38.The teacher allows us to choose between various tasks/activities and games.
39.The teacher helps us check our mistakes so we can understand what we did wrong and improve.
40.The tasks/activities and games help me clear my head.
41.I have a good relationship with the teacher. 
42.I feel like the challenges given to us in class are attainable if I put in the effort.
43.I feel like I’m given the opportunity to have fun.
44.I think I have the motor skills to successfully perform in the tasks/activities and games.
45.There is enough variety of tasks/activities and games.
46.The teacher listens patiently to what we have to say about the tasks/activities and games.
47.The teacher explains things to us as many times as necessary.
48.The teacher communicates how to properly perform the tasks.
Note. Social interaction with classmates: 1, 11, 21, 33; Social interaction with the teacher: 2, 12, 34, 41; Fair challenge: 3, 13, 27, 42; Personally relevant learning: 4, 14, 22, 35; Fun: 5, 15, 23, 43; Motor competence: 16, 24, 28, 44; Novelty: 6, 17, 36, 45; Attuning teaching style: 7, 25, 29, 37; Participative teaching style: 18, 26, 38, 46; Guiding teaching style: 8, 30, 39, 47; Clarifying teaching style: 9, 19, 31, 48; Relief: 10, 20, 32, 40.
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