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Direct linkMouratidou, 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
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
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
Hill, Grant; Downing, Aaron – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of frequent peer-monitored Fitnessgram testing, with student goal setting, on the PACER and push-up performance of middle school students. Subjects were 176 females and 189 males in 10 physical education classes at a middle school with an 83.7% Hispanic student population. Students were…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Scores, Physical Fitness, Hispanic American Students
