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Zhang, Peng; Zhang, Tao; Lee, Joonyoung – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2020
Social cognitive theory depicts student learning in terms of the interrelationship among motivational behavior, social environmental factors, and personal factors, which offers an appropriate theoretical framework for understanding student achievement outcomes in education. Limited research, however, has examined how these factors were interacted…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Physical Education
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Yli-Piipari, S.; Layne, T.; McCollins, T.; Knox, T. – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2016
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a 4-week classroom physical activity break intervention on middle school students' health-related physical fitness. The study was a randomized controlled trial with students assigned to the experiment and control conditions. A convenience sample comprised 94 adolescents (experiment group n = 52;…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Physical Activity Level, Intervention, Physical Fitness
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Ning, Weihong; Pope, Zachary; Gao, Zan – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2015
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the predictive strength of adolescents' situational motivation to their physical activity levels in physical education. Method: A total of 259 middle school students ranging from 11 to 14 years old participated in the study. Participants completed the Situational Motivation Scale in one class. Their PA levels…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Middle School Students, Rating Scales, Physical Education