The present study focused on researches using both psychological and physiological
measurements in the context of physical education with a self-determination framework.
A total of 28 studies were selected and analyzed using types of measurements
and their relations. This literature review was conducted to (a) establish the state-of–
the-art of existing research using both types of measurement in the field of physical
education, (b) discuss the effectiveness of each parameter considered in the selected
studies, and (c) helping researchers to select the appropriate tools in their future studies
by better understanding the relationships between each parameter using the SDT
framework. This review highlights the fact that a combination of psychological and
physiological assessments is needed to reach the most global understanding of physical
activity engagement during PE classes and that this engagement mostly depends
on students' motivations. Moreover, subjective motor engagement methods seem efficient
for highlighting correlations between motivation and physical activity, when
combined with the SDT framework. Some limitations and perspectives regarding the
gender, the students, and the contextual variables have identified for future studies.