Evaluation of beliefs towards the care of people with hearing disabilities, in online practices of Physical Education of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective:To evaluate the beliefs towards attention to disability in physical activity, in students of Bachelor's Degree in Physical Activity and Sport when carrying out virtual Physical Education teaching practices during the COVID-19 pandemic to schoolchildren with hearing disabilities. Method:Through a quasi-experimental quantitative approach of a quantitative type, 17 undergraduate students in Physical Activity and Sports from the Faculty of Sports of the Autonomous University of Baja California were trained, who carried out teaching practices, implementing 12 classes of Physical Education online to schoolchildren with hearing disability, planning, designing and applying pedagogical strategies according to their condition. Before and after, social and professional attitudes towards people with disabilities were evaluated. Results:The statistical analysis with t-Student test for independent samples reported significant differences (p<0.05), the average of the 30 items of the instrument before the teaching practices was 2.6 and after the teaching practices 1.9 with a change percentage of -29 A%. Conclusion: Beliefs towards attention to disability were improved through physical activity online educational environment, which is favorable in the teaching-learning process of participating students, providing elements for the development of future effective and adequate interventions in populations with disability.