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Lauren Willis; Heather Erwin; Aaron Beighle – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Response to Intervention (RTI) has become prevalent in education recently, while the time youth spend being physically active has consistently decreased. Given the known physical, mental, and cognitive benefits of regular physical activity and the time youth spend in school, this article explores the use of increased physical education (PE) time…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Response to Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Physical Activity Level
Nichol A. Hare – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The importance of access to quality physical education (PE) among children is well-documented. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, resulted in significant shifts in PE curriculum delivery alongside a rapid uptake by PE teachers of new technologies. Although some research about integrating technology into teaching does exist, there is very…
Descriptors: Physical Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary School Teachers
Grenier, Michelle; Patey, Matthew J.; Grenier-Burtis, Martine – Sport, Education and Society, 2023
The purpose of this research was to examine the pedagogical practices that encourage students with severe disabilities' participation in an elementary physical education program through the lens of ableism. Focus group interviews were conducted with elementary students and semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight educators in the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Inclusion, Adapted Physical Education
April Bell – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Most individuals experience health challenges relating to obesity, including both children and adults across different parts of the US (American Heart Association, 2010). According to the World Health Organization (2016), obesity is especially common for children and adolescents, resulting in significant physical and mental health challenges. In a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness
Guijarro, Eva; MacPhail, Ann; Arias-Palencia, Natalia María; González-Víllora, Sixto – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish any difference in terms of game performance and game involvement using Sport Education (SE) or a combined use of SE and Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU). In a bid to facilitate future implementation of these models, the study provides a rich description of the pedagogies arising during…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Dutrisac, Shannah; Bearden, Anomi G.; Borgel, Jazmyn; Weddell, Rob; Jones, Mark; Oddie, Scott – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Achieving adequate physical activity is an important health goal that many elementary school students are not meeting during the school day. The physical activity leadership (PAL) Program was designed to provide individually tailored supports to improve the quantity and quality of physical activity in schools, as well as promote improvements in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Individualized Instruction, Elementary School Students, Self Efficacy
McEntyre, Kelsey; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Baxter, Deborah S. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2020
Purpose: To describe the patterns of negotiation engaged in by preservice classroom teachers (PCTs) and their students during a physical education early field experience. Method: The participants were 16 PCTs enrolled in the early field experience. They taught a variety of content within six lessons to second- and fourth-grade students. Data were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Field Experience Programs
Lysniak, Ulana; Gibbone, Anne; Silverman, Stephen – Physical Educator, 2019
This study described the strategies used by expert teachers to instruct low motor skill students in physical education classes. The method was extensively pilot tested. Eleven physical education teachers took part in the study. Data were collected via observations, field notes, interviews, and nonstructured informal interviews. Two major themes…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Education Teachers
Pascal, Michael Joseph; Layne, Todd Estel; Irwin, Carol C. – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a heart rate measurement system on student motivation and parent satisfaction of the information obtained. Participants (n=27) either took a survey as a parent/guardian (n=11) or were interviewed as a student (n=16). The survey was based on a qualitative measure and used to determine the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Data Collection
Kyriakides, Ermis; Tsangaridou, Niki; Charalambous, Charalambos Y.; Kyriakides, Leonidas – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: This study explores physical education teaching quality and its effects on student psychomotor learning by bringing together generic and content-specific practices. Method: A sample of 51 elementary classroom teachers who taught physical education to third-, fourth-, or fifth-grade students (N = 944) was recruited. Student psychomotor…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Quality, Elementary School Teachers
Phillips, Sharon R.; Bernstein, Eve; Silverman, Stephen – Physical Educator, 2019
This study examined the perceptions of upper elementary school students toward physical education (PE). High and moderate/low attitude students (N = 16) participated. Two themes emerged: (a) it is important to have fun in PE (students are excited to go to PE, PE is their favorite class, the teacher influences perceptions of fun) and (b) class…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Class Activities, Problem Solving
Kolovelonis, Athanasios; Goudas, Marios – European Physical Education Review, 2023
This study examined the effects of cognitively challenging physical activity games on students' executive functions and situational interest in physical education. Participants were 144 fourth- and fifth-grade students (75 boys, 69 girls) from four elementary schools. A four-group, repeated measures, cross-over quasi-experimental design was used…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Physical Activities, Student Interests, Physical Education
Rocamora, Irene; Casey, Ashley; González-Víllora, Sixto; Arias-Palencia, Natalia María – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: To understand how a season of sport education (SE) and a hybrid SE and cooperative learning season impacted on elementary school students' physical activity levels and motivation and to examine possible differences according to gender. Method: A total of 97 fourth- to fifth-grade students in four intact classes participated in a 14-lesson…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Elementary School Students, Cooperative Learning, Athletics
Yernar Ospankulov; Aziya Zhumabayeva; Sabira Nishanbayeva; Bagzhan Ussen; Ali Zhalel – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2023
Among the main objectives of the 'Primary School Physical Education Curriculum' is to raise individuals with knowledge, skills and behaviors integrated with values and competencies. In addition, one of the important goals of the Kazakh education system is to provide students with 21st century and related digital skills in all lessons. For this…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Physical Education, Student Attitudes
Sierra-Díaz, Manuel Jacob; González-Víllora, Sixto; Fernandez-Rio, Javier – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: The goal was twofold: (a) to analyze the evolution of sportspersonship attitudes and negative values along a learning unit using the contextualized sport alphabetization model and (b) to determine the associations between sportspersonship and self-determined motivation. Method: The study followed a preexperimental, cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Ethics, Physical Education, Grade 4, Elementary School Students