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Direct linkColombo-Dougovito, Andrew M. – Physical Educator, 2013
The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the possible differences of the physical fitness performance of elementary-aged students with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Little research has been produced in the area of youth with ADHD and motor development; this research paper further investigates the effects of…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Elementary School Students, Motor Development
Webster, Collin A.; Erwin, Heather; Parks, Melissa – Physical Educator, 2013
This study used an uncontrolled pre-post design in the context of a 16-week comprehensive school physical activity promotion (CSPAP) course to examine relationships between and changes in preservice classroom teachers' (PCTs; N = 103) efficacy beliefs about integrating movement in the academic classroom, willingness to integrate movement, and…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Physical Activity Level, Movement Education, Barriers
Elliott, Steven; McCollum, Starla; Colquitt, Gavin; Pritchard, Tony – Physical Educator, 2013
A school district received a Physical Education for Progress grant (PEP). PEP grants are part of the Carol M. White Program and are administered by the U.S. Department of Education. These grants are available to local educational agencies to initiate, expand, or improve physical education (PE) programs. The purpose of this study was to determine…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Grants, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement
Santiago, Jose A.; Roper, Emily A.; Disch, James G.; Morales, Julio – Physical Educator, 2013
Research has shown positive relationships between academic achievement and both physical activity and physical fitness. However, none of this research has focused on students from Hispanic backgrounds. Therefore, it is important to investigate the contributions of health-related fitness measures on Hispanic students' academic performance. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Females, Program Effectiveness, Physical Activities
Kloeppel, Tiffany; Hodges-Kulinna, Pamela; Cothran, Donetta – Physical Educator, 2012
Relatively little is known about the use of structured physical education curricular models in physical education settings. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perspectives of various physical education curricular models. Teacher participants ranged from those involved in very structured curricular programs, to teachers that chose…
Descriptors: Expertise, Physical Education, Teacher Response, Self Efficacy
Sheppard, Adam; Rubin, Daniela A.; Sherman, Clay P.; Patterson, Debra L. – Physical Educator, 2012
Currently, there is no standardized course configuration for the administration of the mile run/walk (MRW) test. This study assessed the effect of altering the MRW course configuration on student preference for configurations, student performance during the test, and perception of exertion after the test. Participants completed the MRW test under…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Activities, Student Attitudes
Emmanouilidou, Kyriaki; Derri, Vassiliki; Aggelousis, Nicolaos; Vassiliadou, Olga – Physical Educator, 2012
The purpose of this pilot study was to develop and evaluate an instrument for measuring Greek elementary physical educators' knowledge of student assessment. A multiple-choice questionnaire comprised of items about concepts, methods, tools, and types of student assessment in physical education was designed and tested. The initial 35-item…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Evaluation, Questionnaires, Item Analysis
Lee, Okseon – Physical Educator, 2012
With the teacher concerns theory (Fuller, 1969) as a theoretical framework, this study has set out to examine how physical education teacher candidates perceive their implementation of the Personal and Social Responsibility Model (Hellison, 2003) and how they actually implement it during field experience. Five teacher candidates (three female, two…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Physical Education, Field Experience Programs, Physical Education Teachers
Factors Influencing Transfer of Responsibility-Based Physical Activity Program Goals into Classrooms
Lee, Okseon; Martinek, Tom – Physical Educator, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate what influences the transfer of responsibility-based physical activity program goals into classrooms. Participants were the two boys and three girls (age range 9-11) who had participated in the program one to three semesters, with at least an 80% attendance rate. Data were collected from individual…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Investigations, Data Collection
Santiago, Jose A.; Disch, James G.; Morales, Julio – Physical Educator, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine elementary physical education teachers' content knowledge of physical activity and health-related fitness. Sixty-four female and 24 male teachers completed the Appropriate Physical Activity and Health-Related Fitness test. Descriptive statistics results indicated that the mean percentage score for the test…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Teaching Experience, Physical Education Teachers
Johnson, Ingrid L.; Napper-Owen, Gloria – Physical Educator, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the roles and role perceptions held by members of physical education student teaching triads while engaged in a seven-week elementary student teaching experience. It is believed that knowledge is created through group interactions (i.e., triad) in the environment, and therefore a social constructivist…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Teaching, Constructivism (Learning), Student Teachers
Brusseau, Timothy; Kulinna, Pamela H.; Cothran, Donetta J. – Physical Educator, 2011
This study grounded in constructivist theory and the public health literature investigated Native American children's knowledge related to physical activity and healthy behavior concepts. Learning tends to be more meaningful and relevant when teachers take into consideration the students' knowledge and experiences. Therefore it is important to…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Portfolios (Background Materials), Elementary School Students, Physical Activities
Agbuga, Bulent – Physical Educator, 2011
Most studies focusing on the relationship between physical activity and obesity have been conducted in middle class Caucasian adults and children and few such studies are available concerning minority children in physical activity settings (Johnson, Kulinna, Tudor-Locke, Darst, & Pangrazi, 2007; Rowlands et al., 1999; Tudor-Locke, Lee, Morgan,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Elliott, Steven; Combs, Sue; Boyce, Robert – Physical Educator, 2011
To supplement the present weekly allotment of 30 minutes of physical education, a school district in southeastern North Carolina identified recess time as part of the state mandated (HSP-S-000) 150 minutes of physical activity (PA) per week and have purchased fitness equipment (recess packs) for the children to use. Twelve participants were…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Physical Education, Elementary Schools, Physical Activities
Graser, Susan Vincent; Sampson, Barbara B.; Pennington, Todd R.; Prusak, Kevin A. – Physical Educator, 2011
Flohr and Williams (1997) emphasized the importance of assessing students' attitudes about fitness testing as it contributes to effective, positive, and motivating physical education (PE) classes. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify fifth and sixth graders' perceptions of fitness testing using FITNESSGRAM in a self-testing…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Testing, Physical Fitness
