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Effectiveness of the Sport Education Fitness Model on Fitness Levels, Knowledge, and Physical Activity
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Pritchard, Tony; Hansen, Andrew; Scarboro, Shot; Melnic, Irina – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in fitness levels, content knowledge, physical activity levels, and participants' perceptions following the implementation of the sport education fitness model (SEFM) at a high school. Thirty-two high school students participated in 20 lessons using the SEFM. Aerobic capacity, muscular…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Models, Physical Activity Level
Young Students' Knowledge and Perception of Health and Fitness: A Study in Shanghai, China
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Wang, Shu Mei; Zou, Jin Liang; Gifford, Mervyn; Dalal, Koustuv – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: This study investigated how young urban students conceptualize health and fitness and tried to identify their sources of information about health-related issues. The findings are intended to help make suggestions for policy makers to design and develop effective health-education strategies. Methods: Focus group discussions (FGDs) of 20…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Physical Fitness, Health Education
Perceptions of Heart Rate Monitor Use in High School Physical Education Classes
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Partridge, Julie A.; King, Kristi McClary; Bian, Wei – Physical Educator, 2011
Incorporating technology into the physical education curriculum is becoming a popular strategy in which teachers can assess, motivate, and provide feedback to students regarding their physical activity participation during class. The purpose of this exploratory study was to gain a greater understanding of high school students' perceptions of using…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Metabolism, Physical Education, Physical Activities
Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Concussion Initiative for High School Coaches: "Heads up: Concussion in High School Sports"
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Sarmiento, Kelly; Mitchko, Jane; Klein, Cynthia; Wong, Sharon – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: To reduce the number of sports-related concussions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the support of partners and experts in the field, has developed a tool kit for high school coaches with practical, easy-to-use concussion-related information. This study explores the success of the tool kit in changing…
Descriptors: High Schools, Disease Control, Prevention, Focus Groups
Statewide Physical Fitness Testing: Perspectives from the Gym
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Martin, Scott B.; Ede, Alison; Morrow, James R., Jr.; Jackson, Allen W. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
This paper provides observations of physical fitness testing in Texas schools and physical education teachers' insights about large-scale testing using the FITNESSGRAM[R] assessment (Cooper Institute, 2007) as mandated by Texas Senate Bill 530. In the first study, undergraduate and graduate students who were trained to observe and assess student…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Physical Education, Group Discussion, Focus Groups
High School Student Attitudes about Physical Education
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Rikard, G. Linda; Banville, Dominique – Sport, Education and Society, 2006
This study examined attitudes of high school students toward fitness and sports activities taught in physical education, and the perceived effectiveness of their physical education curriculum for improving their fitness and skill levels. Students from six high schools and 17 intact physical education classes agreed to participate. Data were…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, High School Students