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Butler-Storsved, Lynda; Brown, Pamela Kocher; Gill, Diane; Rhea, Christopher – Physical Educator, 2023
Dysfunctional movement, a suggested contributing factor for musculoskeletal pain and injury, appears to increase as adolescents experience puberty. This study investigated dysfunctional movement among a group of ninth-grade physical education students to determine if a standardized functional movement warm-up (FMWU) would improve movement quality…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Grade 9, Motion, Psychomotor Skills
Mouratidou, Katerina; Grassinger, Robert; Lytrosygouni, Eleftheria; Ourda, Despoina – Physical Educator, 2022
Lifelong physical activity is one goal of physical education. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 9-week designed intervention in physical education at promoting elementary school students' intention for physical activity. The intervention was based on the creation of a task-oriented motivational climate during physical…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Elementary School Students, Student Motivation, Intention
Webster, Liana – Physical Educator, 2017
Many physical education teacher education (PETE) programs seek to develop teacher candidates' content knowledge through various physical activity courses. However, limited empirical evidence exists linking college physical activity courses to the development of skill or fitness. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of an educational…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Psychomotor Skills, Athletics, Physical Education Teachers
Kantzidou, Eleni D.; Judge, Lawrence W. – Physical Educator, 2021
The majority of physical education (PE) classes in the United States became coeducational after Title IX was enacted in 1972. However, the process of considering the effects of coeducational PE did not begin there. The purpose of this study was to present in as much detail as possible, through a thorough literature review, the presence and…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Physical Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
Leong, Douglas; Chorney, David – Physical Educator, 2020
This paper looks at the increasing number school sports academies in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. An examination of the information available via literature and public school websites shows that the number of school sports academies grew from two schools in 2005 to 30 schools in 2018. There are 12 sport specializations offered across the 30 schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education
Venezia, Alexandra P.; Wirth, Christopher K.; Vinci, Debra M. – Physical Educator, 2019
Parents play a pivotal role in increasing children's physical activity levels and reducing time spent in sedentary activities. Positive role modeling of physical activity behaviors influences the amount of screen time use and engagement in at-home physical activity. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness and perceived usability of a…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Child Health, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level
Norris, Jason; van der Mars, Hans; Kulinna, Pamela; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Kwon, Jayoun; Hodges, Michael – Physical Educator, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of current PE teachers' perceptions of teacher evaluation systems. Method: A mixed methods approach was used and two sources of data collection were used: (a) a short survey of PE teachers (n = 22) in one urban school district and (b) a formal semistructured interview with 10…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Semi Structured Interviews, Academic Achievement
Washburn, Nicholas; Sinelnikov, Oleg A.; Richards, K. Andrew R. – Physical Educator, 2019
Though motivationally nurturing instruction has been linked to numerous desirable outcomes, its presence and impact on student learning, particularly in models-based practice, is largely absent in the literature. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study examined the efficacy of an intervention aimed at increasing the provision of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Team Sports, Physical Education
Ramos, Adolfo R.; Esslinger, Kerry; Pyle, Elizabeth – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine pre-service teachers' (PTs) ability to deliver feedback, which has been used as a process variable in identifying teacher-effectiveness and an established NASPE standard for beginning teachers. These questions guided the study: 1. Will overall feedback interactions delivered by PTs reach 45 per video? 2.…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Delivery Systems, Feedback (Response), Preservice Teachers
Colquitt, Gavin; Walker, Ashley; Alfonso, Moya – Physical Educator, 2014
With school-aged youth spending less time in physical education, school-community-university partnerships offer potential to promote physical activity among school-aged youth. The VERB™ Summer Scorecard (VSS) program was designed in Lexington, Kentucky, to promote physical activity among "tweens" (8- to 13-year-olds). VSS since has been…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities, Community Education, Physical Activities
Fisher, Michele M. – Physical Educator, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify current practices for the delivery of exercise physiology content at the undergraduate level. An anonymous 22-item survey was sent to instructors of exercise physiology to collect information concerning the structure of course offerings and instructional practices. One hundred ten instructors responded to…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Athletics
Emmanouilidou, Kyriaki; Derri, Vassiliki; Aggelousis, Nicolaos; Vassiliadou, Olga – Physical Educator, 2012
The purpose of this pilot study was to develop and evaluate an instrument for measuring Greek elementary physical educators' knowledge of student assessment. A multiple-choice questionnaire comprised of items about concepts, methods, tools, and types of student assessment in physical education was designed and tested. The initial 35-item…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Evaluation, Questionnaires, Item Analysis
Norris, Jason M.; van der Mars, Hans; Kulinna, Pamela; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey – Physical Educator, 2017
Purpose: Using a mixed methods approach, this study aimed to develop a better understanding of school administrators' perceptions of teacher evaluation systems, specific to physical education (PE). Method: This study used two sources of data collection: (a) a survey sent to administrators (n = 19) in one urban school district and (b) a formal…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Administrator Attitudes
Ferkel, Rick C.; Judge, Lawrence W.; Stodden, David F.; Griffin, Kent – Physical Educator, 2014
Physical inactivity is expanding across all ages in the United States. Research has documented a deficiency in health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) among elementary- through college-aged students. The need for a credible and reliable resource that provides research-based information regarding the importance of HRFK is significant. The purpose…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Physical Health, Physical Fitness
Pritchard, Tony; Penix, Kellie; Colquitt, Gavin; McCollum, Starla – Physical Educator, 2012
Effective instruction in a university physical activity program is essential if the program desires to meet the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE, 1998) guidelines for an appropriate college/university physical activity instructional program. To meet these guidelines, an instructor can use the Personalized System of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Program Effectiveness
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