ERIC Number: EJ1256472
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 26
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ISSN: EISSN-2160-1682
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Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase Student Motivation and Enrollment in Physical Education
Sulz, Lauren; Gibbons, Sandra L.; Naylor, Patti-Jean; Wharf-Higgins, Joan
Physical Educator, v77 n3 p505-530 2020
This study examined the influence of a 4-month intervention on students' motivation in Grade 10 physical education and enrollment in elective physical education. Health Promoting Secondary School Physical Education (HPSS PE) was designed to improve students' psychological need satisfaction in physical education, based on self-determination theory. A matched comparison pre-post design was used with 10 schools (5 intervention, 5 usual practice). Students (N = 373) completed questionnaires that assessed perceptions of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and school personnel provided enrollment information. Results indicated that HPSS PE was not effective in increasing participants' psychological need satisfaction; however, female students receiving the intervention were significantly more likely to enroll in elective physical education. Insights contribute to the evidence about creating need-supportive environments in physical education and improving enrollment rates in elective programming.
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Motivation, Grade 10, High School Students, Physical Education, Health Promotion, Psychological Needs, Self Determination, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Gender Differences, Elective Courses, Course Selection (Students), Enrollment Rate, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Measures (Individuals), Competence, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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