Who Is Having Fun in Physical Education Classes? Experiences of Sixth-Grade Students in Elementary and Middle Schools.

Portman, Penelope A.

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ERIC Number: EJ510965

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Publication Date: 1995

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Who Is Having Fun in Physical Education Classes? Experiences of Sixth-Grade Students in Elementary and Middle Schools.

Portman, Penelope A.

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v14 n4 p445-53 Jul 1995

Field observations of and interviews with 13 low-skilled 6th graders in physical education indicated that they all exhibited symptoms of learned helplessness. Students had knowledge of being low-skilled, and they experienced teachers communicating low expectations to them. Students were unwilling to expend effort to learn skills, so they were unable to improve. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Competence, Educational Experience, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools, Helplessness, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Teacher Expectations of Students

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue title: "Physical Education through Students' Eyes and in Students' Voices." July 1995 Monograph.