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Relationship between Physical Activity and Stress among Junior High School Students in the Physical Education Environment
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Barney, David C.; Pleban, Francis T.; Lewis, Terrance – Physical Educator, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore grade-level differences (7th, 8th, and 9th) among junior high school students' perceptions of the effects of participation in physical education (PE) class on individual environmental stress. The role of physical activity as a stress reduction tool has been well documented. However, physical activity as a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Junior High School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
The Efficacy of Exergames Played Proximally and over the Internet on Cognitive Functioning for Online Physical Education
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Kooiman, Brian J.; Sheehan, Dwayne P. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2014
Exergames (active video games that require kinesthetic movement) played in proximity to other players or against a gaming machine have been linked to positive increases in cognitive functioning. This study tested to see if remote exergame play over the Internet had an impact similar to exergames that are played in proximity. The study shows that…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Technology, Physical Education, Motion
A Comparison of Students' Choices of 9th Grade Physical Education Activities by Ethnicity
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Hill, Grant M.; Cleven, Brian – High School Journal, 2006
The purposes of this study were to determine physical education activity preferences of 9th grade students in a southern California school district and to compare preferences by ethnicity. Results indicated that basketball, football, bowling, softball/baseball, swimming, and volleyball were the most preferred activities. These preferences may be…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Curriculum Design, Physical Education Teachers, Ethnicity
A Comparison of 9th Grade Male and Female Physical Education Activities Preferences and Support for Coeducational Groupings
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Hill, Grant; Cleven, Brian – Physical Educator, 2005
The purposes of this study were to determine the physical education activity preferences of 9th grade students in a southern California school district, to identify which activities students felt should be offered in coeducation or gender separate formats, and to determine whether physical education is one of their favorite classes. Results…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Physical Education, Coeducation, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2007 and Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--Pacific Island United States Territories, 2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries. Volume 57, Number SS-12
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Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases