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Goudas, Marios; Giannoudis, Georgios – Learning and Instruction, 2008
The present study aimed at examining the effectiveness of a team-sports-based life-skills program taught as part of physical education lessons. One hundred sixty-five sixth and eighth graders were assigned either in an experimental or in a control group and received an abbreviated version of SUPER, a team-sports-based program. The program focused…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Education, Grade 8
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Bevans, Katherine; Fitzpatrick, Leslie-Anne; Sanchez, Betty; Forrest, Christopher B. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
This study was conducted to identify student characteristics and instructional factors that impact student engagement in physical education (PE). Data were derived from the systematic observation of 124 sessions taught by 31 physical educators and the administration of health and PE engagement questionnaires to 2,018 students in grades 5-8.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Self Concept, Student Characteristics, Physical Activities
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Cox, Anne; Duncheon, Nicole; McDavid, Lindley – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
Research has demonstrated the importance of relatedness perceptions to self-determined motivation in physical education. Therefore, studies have begun to examine the social factors contributing to feelings of relatedness. The purpose of this study was to examine teacher (perceived emotional support) and peer (acceptance, friendship quality)…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Motivation, Friendship, Self Determination
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Ayvazo, Shiri; Ward, Phillip – Physical Educator, 2009
This investigation examined the effects of Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT), a variation of peer tutoring on the volleyball skills of four 6th grade middle school students purposefully selected from an intact class of 21 students. Participants were average to low skilled males and females. A single subject A-B-A-B withdrawal design was used to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Middle Schools, Team Sports, Grade 6
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Seymour, Helena; Reid, Greg; Bloom, Gordon A. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
Social interaction and development of friendships between children with and without a disability are often proposed as potential outcomes of inclusive education. Physical activity specialists assert that exercise and sport environments may be conducive to social and friendship outcomes. This study investigated friendship in inclusive physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Inclusive Schools, Friendship, Interaction
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Garn, Alex; Sun, Haichun – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2009
The use of fitness testing is a practical means for measuring components of health-related fitness, but there is currently substantial debate over the motivating effects of these tests. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the cross-fertilization of achievement and friendship goal profiles for early adolescents involved in the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Testing, Physical Fitness, Early Adolescents
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Irwin, Carol C.; Irwin, Richard L.; Miller, Maureen E.; Somes, Grant W.; Richey, Phyllis A. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Professional sport organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this "star power" to collaborate with local school districts toward the goal of affecting children's health. Program effectiveness is unknown due to the absence of comprehensive evaluations for these initiatives.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Intervention, Physical Activities
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Mauch, Lois – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2007
Technology tools that are used to help apply standards and benchmarks motivate physical educators to use new methods of teaching, and create new ways to provide students with direct formative feedback, the number one motivator for students. Direct formative feedback refers to verbal communication between the teacher and/or parent and student. The…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Formative Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods
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Mandigo, James; Holt, Nicholas; Anderson, Andy; Sheppard, Joanna – European Physical Education Review, 2008
The objectives of this study were (a) to examine students' motivational experiences arising from their participation in games lessons based on autonomy-supportive strategies; and (b) to examine the interaction between boys' and girls' motivational experiences across different categories of games. A total of 759 students (380 F, 379 M) from 37…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Games, Personal Autonomy, Gender Differences
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Koekoek, Jeroen; Knoppers, Annelies; Stegeman, Harry – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2009
Relatively little is known about the ways in which children understand and perceive how they learn tasks or skills in physical education classes. The purpose of this study was to use a constructivist framework to explore how children express their experiences, thoughts, and feelings about how they learn in physical education classes. A variety of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physical Education, Focus Groups, Teaching Methods
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Barney, David; Galzki, Aarin; Beil, Dawn; Bates, Derald – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2006
Physical educators have at their disposal basketballs, jump ropes, cones and other types of equipment to assist student learning during physical education class time. Recently, a new product has been introduced to physical educators: cup stacks, which are cups made of thick durable plastic. They are intended to help improve ambidexterity,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Equipment, Physical Activities, Teaching Methods
Wiskochil, Brian; Lieberman, Lauren J.; Houston-Wilson, Cathy; Petersen, Susan – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
This study examined the effect of trained peer tutors on the academic learning time-physical education (ALT-PE) scores of children with visual impairments. It found a mean increase of 20.8% for ALT-PE and increases in ALT-PE scores for closed and open skills and that trained peer tutors were more effective than were untrained peer tutors.
Descriptors: Tutors, Peer Teaching, Tutor Training, Physical Education
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Salvara, Marina I.; Jess, Mike; Abbott, Angela; Bognar, Jozsef – European Physical Education Review, 2006
Via a Greek sample of 75 sixth grade pupils, the influences of teaching styles on pupils' goal orientations were investigated. LAPOPECQ was distributed twice, before and after the application of the teaching programme consisting of four teaching style groups. Employing a paired samples t test, the results indicated significant pre-to-post changes.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Goal Orientation
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Warburton, Victoria; Spray, Christopher – European Physical Education Review, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the temporal patterns of approach-avoidance achievement goals, implicit theories of ability and perceived competence in physical education across the transition from primary to secondary school. We also evaluated the predictive utility of implicit theories and perceived competence with regard to achievement…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Competence, Motivation, Achievement Need
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Shen, Bo; McCaughtry, Nate; Martin, Jeffrey; Dillion, Suzanna – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
While seductive details are enjoyable, they are unimportant content or activities intentionally inserted to make class fun and interesting. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of seductive details on students' learning of net games in physical education. Participants were 240 middle school students. A videotaped lesson example…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Motivation Techniques, Recall (Psychology), Teaching Methods
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