Javier García-Cazorla

Biographic Data

ID4684912
NAMEJavier García-Cazorla
GIVEN NAMESJavier
FAMILY NAMEGarcía-Cazorla
SIGNATUREGARCÍA-CAZORLA J
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad de Zaragoza
ORCID0000-0001-8245-349X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Effects of Sport Education Model on Meaningful Experiences in Physical Education and (De)Motivating Teaching Approaches

    Open AccessZilia Villafaña-Samper, Diego Esteban-Torres et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2026

    This study aimed to examine the effects of a basketball teaching unit based on the Sport Education Model on students’ meaningful experiences in Physical Education and their perceptions of (de)motivating teaching approaches used by their Physical Education teachers. A total of 102 secondary school students (49 girls; Mage = 13.66, SD = 0.72) participated in a pre-experimental, single group pretest-posttest design. Students completed the Meaningful…

  • How Need-Thwarting Teaching Styles Are Combined for Physical Education Teachers

    Open AccessJavier García-Cazorla, Carlos Mayo-Rota et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2026

    Grounded in the circumplex model, this study examined how need-thwarting teaching styles, control and chaos, are combined by Physical Education teachers (as perceived by students) and how these combinations differ in relation to students’ basic psychological needs and motivational outcomes within (experiences and perceived learning) and outside (intention to be physically active) the Physical Education context. A total of 431 Spanish secondary sc…

  • Perfiles de preferencias de aprendizaje social y diferencias en comportamientos prosociales en estudiantes de Educación Física

    Open AccessJavier García-Cazorla, Carlos Mayo-Rota et al.ARTICLEApunts. Educacion Fisica y Deportes2026

    Desde hace mucho tiempo, se reconoce que las clases de Educación Física (EF) no solo promueven el desarrollo de las habilidades y conductas motoras de los estudiantes, sino que también brindan un valioso contexto para fomentar el aprendizaje social y emocional. A pesar de ello, existe poca investigación que haya explorado las preferencias de aprendizaje social de los estudiantes de EF y su relación con las conductas prosociales. Este estudio tení…

  • Evaluating longitudinal, reciprocal, and cross-sectional effects of (de)motivating teaching styles on students’ psychological and educational outcomes in physical education

    Open AccessJavier García-Cazorla, Ángel Abós et al.ARTICLEStudies In Educational Evaluation2026

    Grounded in Self-Determination Theory and the circumplex model of teaching behaviors, this three-wave study (N = 637 secondary students) analyzed longitudinal, reciprocal, and cross-sectional relations among (de)motivating teaching styles, basic psychological needs (BPN), and student outcomes using a structural equation model. Perceived autonomy-supportive and structuring styles at Time 1 (T1) predicted higher BPN satisfaction at Time 2 (T2), whi…

  • Transforming Physical Education teaching through “MotivaDosEF”

    Open AccessJavier García-Cazorla, Luis García-González et al.ARTICLETeaching and Teacher Education2026References: 2

  • Study protocol of a non-randomized controlled trial on a circumplex model-based motivational training program for pre-service physical education teachers

    Open AccessCarlos Mayo-Rota, Ángel Abós et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Physical Education Teacher Education is crucial, as it directly influences how pre-service Physical Education teachers will teach, motivate, and engage their future students. However, training programs that foster motivating teaching styles while minimizing demotivating ones remain scarce, particularly during initial teacher education. This study presents the protocol for a non-randomized controlled trial evaluating a motivational-based training …

  • Qué expectativas y dificultades perciben los futuros docentes de Educación Física en la implementación del modelo de Enseñanza Comprensiva del Deporte

    Open AccessMaría Sanz Remacha, Sergio Diloy Peña et al.ARTICLECultura Ciencia y Deporte2025

    Hasta la fecha, numerosos estudios han mostrado los beneficios de la aplicación de un modelo de enseñanza comprensiva durante las clases de EducaciónFísica. Sin embargo, los futuros docentes en formación perciben dificultades a la hora de aplicarlo. El objetivo del estudio fue examinar las expectativas de aplicacióndel modelo de Enseñanza Comprensiva del Deporte (ECD), así como las dificultades percibidas durante su implementación. Método: Partic…

  • A motivational training program for secondary physical education teachers based on the circumplex model

    Open AccessJavier García-Cazorla, Javier Sevil-Serrano et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    In most self-determination theory (SDT) research, improving (de)motivating teaching styles provides numerous benefits for students and teachers, although there is less evidence of the latter. Although the recent circumplex model provides a fine-grained picture of the different (de)motivating teaching styles (i.e., autonomy support, structure, control, and chaos) that physical education (PE) teachers can use in their lessons, no previous motivatio…

  • What factors are associated with physical education teachers’ (de)motivating teaching style? A circumplex approach

    Open AccessJavier García-Cazorla, Luis García-González et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2024References: 6

    Building upon the circumplex approach to (de)motivating styles defined by self-determination theory, this research aimed: (a) to analyse the extent to which physical education (PE) teachers’ (de)motivating teaching approaches differ across gender, school level, and years of teaching experience, and (b) to test paths from PE teachers’ need-based experiences to their (de)motivating teaching approaches, via motivation quality. A purposive and cross-…

  • Students’ perceptions of physical education teachers’ (de)motivating styles via the circumplex approach

    Open AccessSergio Diloy-Peña, Ángel Abós et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2024Cited by: 1References: 3

    Grounded in self-determination theory, an integrative and fine-grained circumplex model, based on teachers’ autonomy support, structure, control, and chaos, has been proposed. The present study aimed to examine possible differences in students’ perceptions of physical education (PE) teachers’ motivating and demotivating styles and the eight different approaches, respectively, regarding students’ socio-demographic variables, and different affectiv…