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A Comparison of Actual and Preferred Classroom Environments as Perceived by Middle School Students
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Lai, Hsiang-Ru; Chou, Wei-Lun; Miao, Nae-Fang; Wu, Yu-Ping; Lee, Pi-Hsia; Jwo, Jiunn-Chern – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: A good classroom environment can promote students' learning motivation and affect their academic efficacy and adaptation. This study compares the perceptions of Taiwanese middle school students regarding actual and preferred classroom environments and explores the association with sex and grade level. Methods: Data were collected using…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
The Effects of Two Types of Teacher Questioning on Teacher Behavior and Student Performance: A Case Study
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Haydon, Todd; Hunter, William – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
The authors used an ABCBC design to compare the effects of a single-student response strategy and unison handraising strategy on a teacher and two middle school students (a targeted student and typical achieving student) during a 7th grade health science class. During baseline the teacher had high rates of redirections and low rates of praise…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Teacher Behavior, Student Reaction, Scores
Incorporating a Spiritual Component into the Health Education Aspects of a Physical (Activity) Education Program
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Leopold, Debra; Juniu, Susana – Physical Educator, 2008
While spiritual health has been gaining respect among researchers and academic scholars as a vital component of human wellness, little research has focused on the implementation and assessment of spiritual education in public schools. The present study examined the effects of spiritual health education on students' ability to choose positive…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intervention, Health Education, Health Behavior
Nutrition Instruction in Seventh Grade: A Comparison of Teachers with and without FCS Background
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Murimi, Mary W.; Sample, Alicia; Hunt, Alice – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2008
This study compared attitudes and confidence levels, regarding classroom nutrition education, of seventh grade teachers of nutrition, family and consumer sciences (FCS), or health education. A 17-item online questionnaire was used to obtain the data from randomly selected schools in Louisiana. Teachers who reported an educational background in FCS…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Health Education, Consumer Science, Nutrition
An Evaluation of a Classroom Science Intervention Designed to Extend the Bicycle Helmet Safety Message
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McPherson, Moira N.; Marsh, Pamela K.; Montelpare, William J.; Van Barneveld, Christina; Zerpa, Carlos E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Background: Wizards of Motion is a program of curriculum delivery through which experts in Kinesiology introduce grade 7 students to applications of physics for human movement. The program is linked closely to Ministry of Education curriculum requirements but includes human movement applications and data analysis experiences. Purpose: The purpose…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Health Education, Health Promotion
Reading Improvement Using the Health Curriculum.
Meckler, Terry Anne; Vogler, James D. – 1985
To determine whether emphasizing on basic skills in subject matter courses is an effective approach to improving junior high students' achievement in reading and language arts, 389 students and 16 teachers were assigned to either an experimental treatment group consisting of a health curriculum restructured to use a reading/language format or a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Grade 7