Student Knowledge of Health and Fitness Concepts and Its Relation to Locus of Control.

Merkle, Dale G.; Treagust, David F.

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ERIC Number: EJ478329

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Student Knowledge of Health and Fitness Concepts and Its Relation to Locus of Control.

Merkle, Dale G.; Treagust, David F.

School Science and Mathematics, v93 n7 p355-59 Nov 1993

Responses of Australian students from grade 8 (n=53) and grade 9 (n=56) to questionnaires concerning health and fitness were correlated to locus of control. A significant negative correlation was found between student knowledge and the belief that health and fitness are controlled by chance. (Contains 14 references.) (MDH)

Descriptors: Correlation, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Hygiene, Integrated Curriculum, Interviews, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level, Locus of Control, Physical Fitness, Questionnaires, Science Education, Secondary School Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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