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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
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Zeng, Zhenhao; Meng, Wen-Yan; Sun, Peng; Xie, Li Sheng – Physical Educator, 2019
Using the Adapted Questionnaire of Soccer Athlete's Motivation and Health Related Behaviors[superscript -Chinese Version] (AQSAMHRB), this study examined essential factors that motivate youth athletes to participate in soccer practices and competitions. Participants included 98 male soccer athletes (aged 14-15) from 10 middle schools of Jiangsu…
Descriptors: Youth, Team Sports, Student Athletes, Student Participation
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Pastore, Donna L.; Dahlin, Sean; Morton, James – Physical Educator, 2019
The purpose of this study was to determine sport management faculty members' perspectives on the merit and applicability of the mid-career faculty development model proposed by Baldwin and Chang (2006). Thirteen associate and four full sport management professors participated in semistructured interviews. An inductive analysis was used in the…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Career Development
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Gerani, Chrysa; Theodosiou, Argiris; Barkoukis, Vassilis; Papacharisis, Vassilis; Tsorbatzoudis, Haralambos; Gioupsani, Apostolia – Physical Educator, 2020
This study investigated the effects of a goal-setting intervention on students' physical education and leisure-time physical activity motivation cognition. One hundred sixty-nine primary school pupils in fifth and sixth grades (11-12 years old) participated in the study and were randomly divided into two groups. Ninety-four students participated…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Physical Education, Outcomes of Education, Leisure Time
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Houston, Jennifer E.; Kulinna, Pamela; van der Mars, Hans; Lorenz, Kent – Physical Educator, 2019
The conceptual framework for this study was the Five Core Propositions of the National Board Certification (NBC) for teachers. This study evaluated teaching effectiveness and the decision-making processes employed by NBC and non-NBC physical education teachers. Process measures of teaching effectiveness were used (e.g., Academic Learning…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Decision Making
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Boudreau, Patrick; Gibbons, Sandra – Physical Educator, 2019
The popularity of rock climbing continues to increase. However, little research is available on the pedagogy of rock climbing. This study explored the effect of learning activities in a school-based rock climbing program on students' climbing self-efficacy. It used a case study design and data collection methods included (a) observations of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Self Efficacy, High School Students
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Morgan, Kristen Naomi – Physical Educator, 2019
Early experiences in physical education (PE) either encourage or repress lifelong participation in physical activity (PA). PE programs supportive of lifelong participation are grounded in self-determination theory, achievement goal theory, and National Standards for PE and have PE teachers who overcome barriers by integrating the theories and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Student Participation, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education Teachers
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Barney, David; Prusak, Keven A.; Beddoes, Zack; Eggett, Dennis – Physical Educator, 2016
The tacitly sanctioned practice of publicly picking teams in physical education has been categorized as instructionally inappropriate, yet its practice persists. Therefore, the purpose of this two-study article was to examine its effects on achievement goals orientations and motivational profiles of male junior high school physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Junior High School Students
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Azevedo, Liane B.; Vidoni, Carla; Dinsdale, Sarah – Physical Educator, 2016
Less than 50% of a PE lesson is usually spent in MVPA. A dependent-group contingency strategy, "Fair Play Game," has shown effectiveness in increasing MVPA during PE lessons among students from affluent schools. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of this strategy on MVPA among students from an undeserved…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Team Sports, Electronic Equipment