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Grading in Portuguese Secondary School Physical Education: Assessment Parameters, Gender Differences and Associations with Academic Achievement
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Marmeleira, José; Folgado, Hugo; Martínez Guardado, Ismael; Batalha, Nuno – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Assessment is crucial for the quality of teaching and learning in physical education (PE). Currently little is known about the students' level of achievement in PE and about the parameters used for calculating the PE grades. Although there is evidence that boys are more active outside school than girls and participate more in organized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Student Evaluation, Secondary School Students
Effects of Situational Constraints on Students' Game-Play Development over Three Consecutive Sport Education Seasons of Invasion Games
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Farias, Cláudio Filipe Guerreiro; Harvey, Stephen; Hastie, Peter Andrew; Mesquita, Isabel Maria Ribeiro – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: Sport Education has a dual interest in promoting active student engagement in games and improvements in their game-play. However, very few studies have concurrently examined how learners' game-play development is influenced by cognitive, social, and situated constraints, especially over consecutive Sport Education seasons. Purpose: The…
Descriptors: Athletics, Games, Student Participation, Context Effect
The Evolution of Student-Coach's Pedagogical Content Knowledge in a Combined Use of Sport Education and the Step-Game-Approach Model
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Araújo, Rui Manuel Flores; Hastie, Peter Andrew; de Assunção Bessa Pereira, Cristiana Helena; Mesquita, Isabel Maria Ribeiro – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: One of the essential elements within Sport Education is the inclusion of student roles and responsibilities. While previous research has examined students' performance in officiating tasks, the examination of student-coaches' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) within peer-assisted tasks of Sport Education has been scarce. Indeed, the…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Athletic Coaches
Effectiveness of Physical Education to Promote Motor Competence in Primary School Children
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Lopes, Vítor P.; Stodden, David F.; Rodrigues, Luis P. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Motor skill (MS) competence is an important contributing factor for healthy development. Purpose: The goal was to test the effectiveness of primary school physical education (PE) on MS and physical fitness (PF) development. Methods: Three classes (n = 60, aged 9.0 ± 0.9) were randomly assigned to three diverse conditions during a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
Sex Equity and Physical Activity Levels in Coeducational Physical Education: Exploring the Potential of Modified Game Forms
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Van Acker, Ragnar; da Costa, Francisco Carreiro; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Cardon, Greet; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Physical education should promote an active and healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on students' preparation for lifelong physical activity. "Healthy People 2010" recommends that physical education is offered on a daily basis and that pupils engage in physical activities of moderate to vigorous intensity (MVPA) during at least…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Females