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Direct linkWilliams, Skip M.; McGladrey, Brian W.; Silva, Andrea; Hannon, James C. – Physical Educator, 2013
Fitness for Life classes, in which a primary goal is for students to acquire health-related fitness knowledge, consist of a lecture session and an activity session. Unfortunately, devoting class time to a lecture reduces the time students are engaged in physical activity (PA). A potential solution to helping students develop cognitive skills…
Descriptors: Homework, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness
Wilkinson, Carol; Brown, Lanell; Graser, Sue Vincent; Pennington, Todd R. – Physical Educator, 2012
Many adolescent girls are not participating in the recommended levels of physical activity (PA) and are at risk for unhealthy lifestyles (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008). Helping girls understand the importance of PA and giving them positive experiences in physical education classes, including fitness testing, may help to…
Descriptors: Human Services, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Females
Renfrow, Matthew S.; Caputo, Jennifer L.; Otto, Stephanie M.; Farley, Richard F.; Eveland-Sayers, Brandi M. – Physical Educator, 2011
The purpose of this case study was to examine the relationship between sports participation and health-related physical fitness in middle school and high school students. Health-related physical fitness was measured using the Fitnessgram test battery to assess healthy fitness zone (HFZ) achievement in five areas: body composition, muscular…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness
Ken Lodewyk – Physical Educator, 2009
While the critical role of knowledge in physical education performance is well-documented, there is little research into the role that students' beliefs about what knowing is and how they come to know relate to their achievement in physical education. The purpose of this study was to discover relations between beliefs about epistemology, ability…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Factor Analysis, Gender Differences, Epistemology
Dean, Melony Blair; Adams, Thomas M., II; Comeau, Matthew J. – Physical Educator, 2005
This study was designed to determine if a female physical educator's appearance of body fatness affects 1) the cognitive performance of junior high school students on a test of health-related fitness knowledge, and 2) student attitudes toward the instructor. Ninety-three seventh through ninth grade students from two schools, participated in a…
Descriptors: Females, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Fitness, Junior High School Students
Hill, Grant; Cleven, Brian – Physical Educator, 2005
The purposes of this study were to determine the physical education activity preferences of 9th grade students in a southern California school district, to identify which activities students felt should be offered in coeducation or gender separate formats, and to determine whether physical education is one of their favorite classes. Results…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Physical Education, Coeducation, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Bush, Kimberly A.; Leenders, Nicole Y. J. M.; O'Sullivan, Mary – Physical Educator, 2004
A two-phase (P1 and P2) physical activity program/or 9th and 10th grade students, particularly adolescent females of color, was designed and implemented at a mid-western urban high school during lunch time. Written surveys, field notes, interviews and an 8-item questionnaire developed by the researchers were the methods used to collect data to…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Program Implementation, Urban Youth, Grade 9
