Stevens-Smith, D.: PROFILES OF DOMINANCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Kinesiology 41(2009) 1:40-51 40 PROFILES OF DOMINANCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The purpose of this study was to determine the dominance preferences of physical educators and the impact the profiles can have on pedagogical knowledge in the teaching/learning environment. Participants completed a self-assessment of dominant preferences survey in the areas of the brain hemisphere, eye, ear, hand and foot preference. Chi-square and cross-tab analysis were used to analyze the data according to age, sex, and teaching experience. A basic dominance profile for physical educators in the study was determined and the results revealed a profile of equal distribution for left and right-brain dominance and predominantly the right eye, ear, hand and foot preferences for the group. The profile for this group of physical educators was different from the profile of educators in previous research. The strengths of the left-brain dominants were in the visual, auditory, and movement preferences, while the weaknesses were in the kinesthetic preferences. The strengths for the right-brain dominants were only in the kinesthetic preferences, while the weaknesses were in the visual, auditory, and movement areas.