ERIC Number: EJ1257176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
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Recess Enjoyment, Affect, and Preferences by Gender and Developmental Level in Elementary School
Lodewyk, Ken; McNamara, Lauren
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v39 n3 p360-373 Jul 2020
Purpose: This study assessed students' levels and associations between recess enjoyment, positive affect, environmental factors, and activity preferences overall and as a function of gender and developmental level. Methods: An online survey was used to gather data from 464 students in Grades 4-8 from nine elementary schools in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Results: When the variance explained by gender and developmental level was controlled for in this study, both recess environment and activity preferences accounted for a significant portion of the variability related to affect and enjoyment of recess. Having equipment and space and preference for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, organizing and playing games, and free time predicted both affect and enjoyment. Conclusion: These and other findings enable educators to progress in understanding how they might adjust approaches to recess to facilitate more enjoyment and positive affect in elementary school students especially by gender and developmental level.
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Preferences, Gender Differences, Developmental Stages, Physical Activities, Play, Games, Equipment, Physical Environment, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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