ERIC Number: EJ1048910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Oct
Pages: 19
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Students' Daily Physical Activity Behaviors: The Role of Quality Physical Education in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
Chen, Wiyun; Hypnar, Andrew J.; Mason, Steve A.; Zalmout, Sandy
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v33 n4 p592-610 Oct 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of quality physical education (QPET) in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) which is intended to promote physical activity (PA) behaviors in and outside of schools. Participants were nine elementary physical education teachers and their fourth- and fifth-grade students (n = 1111) in year one, n = 1012 in year 2). The student's daily PA minutes were assessed using a 7-day PA log. The PE teachers' levels of QPET were assessed by coding 63 videotaped lessons (M[subscript lessons/teacher] = 7.03, SD = 0.74) using the Assessing Quality Teaching rubrics (AQTR), which consisted of four essential dimensions including Task Design, Task Presentation, Class Management, and Instructional Response. Codes were confirmed through interrater reliability (82.4%, 84.5%, 94%). Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, multiple R-squared regression models, and independent sample t tests. The results indicated that the overall QPET practices (R = 0.126, R[superscript 2] = 0.02, F = 32.387, Sig.= 0.000, P < 0.01) and all four essential dimensions (R = 0.127, R[superscript 2] = 0.02, F = 8.560, Sig.= 0.000, P < 0.01) were significant contributors to students' student daily PA behaviors. These predictors were significantly higher in girls (R = 0.157, R[superscript 2] = 0.03, F = 6.15, Sig.= 0.000, P < 0.01) than boys (R = 0.113, R[superscript 2] = 0.01, F = 3.57, Sig.= 0.007, P < 0.01). The Instructional Response was a significant predictor of PA among girls (ß = 0.12, t = 2,068, Sig. = 0.039, P < 0.05 level), but not boys. Further, students' who experienced high QPET were significantly more physically active than those students who did not have this experience (t = 4.334, df = 2089, Sig. = 0.000, P < 0.01). It was concluded that the QPET practices played a critical role in promoting students' daily PA engagement in and outside of schools.
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Student Behavior, Educational Quality, Comprehensive School Health Education, Role of Education, Health Related Fitness, Health Behavior, Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Time on Task, Program Length, Teaching Methods, Protocol Materials, Protocol Analysis, Coding, Scores, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Correlation, Instructional Effectiveness, Cohort Analysis, Educational Practices, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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