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An Exploratory Study of Youth Soccer Players' Participation Motivation and Health-Related Behaviors
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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
Measured Effectiveness and Decision-Making Processes of National Board and Non-Board Certified Physical Education Teachers
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Houston, Jennifer E.; Kulinna, Pamela; van der Mars, Hans; Lorenz, Kent – Physical Educator, 2019
The conceptual framework for this study was the Five Core Propositions of the National Board Certification (NBC) for teachers. This study evaluated teaching effectiveness and the decision-making processes employed by NBC and non-NBC physical education teachers. Process measures of teaching effectiveness were used (e.g., Academic Learning…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Decision Making
A Case Study of the Rock Climbing Self-Efficacy of High School Students
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Boudreau, Patrick; Gibbons, Sandra – Physical Educator, 2019
The popularity of rock climbing continues to increase. However, little research is available on the pedagogy of rock climbing. This study explored the effect of learning activities in a school-based rock climbing program on students' climbing self-efficacy. It used a case study design and data collection methods included (a) observations of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Self Efficacy, High School Students
Picking Teams: Motivational Effects of Team Selection Strategies in Physical Education
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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
Effect of Frequent Peer-Monitored Testing and Personal Goal Setting on Fitnessgram Scores of Hispanic Middle School Students
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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
Kinesiology Career Club: Undergraduate Student Mentors' Perspectives on a Physical Activity-Based Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Program
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Walsh, David S.; Veri, Maria J.; Willard, Jason J. – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this article is to present university student mentors' perspectives on the impact of a teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) model youth program called the Kinesiology Career Club. Data sources in this qualitative case study included program observations, mentoring reflections, and semistructured interviews. Data…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Student Responsibility, Social Responsibility