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Actual and Perceived Motor Competence, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Weight Status in Schoolchildren: Latent Profile and Transition Analyses
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Kolunsarka, Iiris; Gråstén, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Jaakkola, Timo – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Engagement in physical activity plays a central role in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight/obesity. However, some children may lack the skills and confidence to be physically active. This 3-year follow-up study aimed to form profiles based on cardiorespiratory fitness, actual motor competence, perceived motor competence, physical…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Self Esteem, Preadolescents, Body Weight
The Relationships among Motivational Climate, Perceived Competence, Physical Performance, and Affects during Physical Education Fitness Testing Lessons
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Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Sääkslahti, Arja; Tolvanen, Asko; Watt, Anthony; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2022
Despite the prominence of fitness testing in school physical education (PE), there is a sparsity of research examining the antecedents of students' affective experiences during fitness testing lessons. This study aimed to investigate the associations among task- and ego-involving motivational climates, perceived physical competence, physical…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Educational Environment, Competence, Physical Fitness
Finnish Students' Enjoyment and Anxiety Levels during Fitness Testing Classes
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Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Salin, Kasper; Lahti, Jukka; Sääkslahti, Arja; Tolvanen, Asko; Watt, Anthony; Jaakkola, Timo – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Fitness testing is a commonly applied learning and teaching practice implemented in both secondary and elementary school physical education (PE). Many teachers believe that by using a variety of different tests, they are able to provide students with feedback regarding their fitness status, and furthermore, increase students'…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
One-Year Stability of Physical Education-Centered Physical Literacy Indicators on Objectively Measured Physical Activity
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Yli-Piipari, Sami; Gråstén, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Salin, Kasper; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2022
One of the central goals of school physical education (PE) is to improve physical literacy in youth to nurture their ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life. The aim of this study was to examine the stability of the selected PE-centered physical literacy indicators on school students' objectively measured…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level
Physical Education Curriculum Reform in Finland
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Yli-Piipari, Sami – Quest, 2014
The Finnish education system has received worldwide attention due to the top academic performance of Finnish school students. Physical education, as an integral part of the Finnish education curriculum, potentially contributes to the overall success. The purpose of this article is to summarize Finnish physical education reform during the past…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
The Importance of Pupils' Interests and Out-of-School Experiences in Planning Biology Lessons
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Uitto, Anna; Juuti, Kalle; Lavonen, Jari; Meisalo, Veijo – Science Education Review, 2008
How to make learning more interesting is a basic challenge for school education. In this Finnish study, the international ROSE questionnaire was used to survey, during spring of 2003, the relationship between interest in biology and out-of-school experiences for 3626 ninth-grade pupils. Interest and experience factors were extracted by using the…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Questionnaires, Grade 9, Factor Analysis