Introduction: In today's world, the tendency to learn as a psychological and behavioral characteristic plays an important role in the educational process. In the field of physical education, strengthening this tendency, especially through the sports education model, can lead to the improvement of students' individual and social competencies. However, there is no standard tool to measure this concept in Persian.

Methods: The present study was conducted as a descriptive-correlational study with the participation of 157 students aged 15 to 18 in Semnan. The Persian version of the Learning Orientation in Physical Education Questionnaire was administered among the students after translation, retranslation, and validation by experts. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the construct validity, Cronbach's alpha was used for internal reliability, and intraclass correlation coefficient was used for temporal reliability.

Results: The results of the first-order confirmatory factor analysis showed that the model fit indices (CFI=0.96, GFI=0.87, and RMSEA=0.071) were at an acceptable level. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the subscales were between 0.884 and 0.895 and for the total scale were 0.897. The temporal reliability values were also between 0.79 and 0.89.

Conclusion: The results indicate that the Persian version of the Learning Orientation Questionnaire in Physical Education has appropriate validity and reliability and can be used to measure this construct in physical education educational environments in Iran.