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Gao, Zan; Xiang, Ping; Chen, Senlin; McBride, Ron – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2014
This study was designed to determine the impact of 12-week student teaching semesters on student teachers' self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs in teaching physical education classes. A pre-post design was used to examine changes in beliefs of 107 physical education student teachers. Self-efficacy (instructional strategies, class…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Physical Education, Student Teachers, Self Efficacy
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Ning, Weihong; Gao, Zan; Lodewyk, Ken – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2012
This study examined the relationships between established socio-motivational factors and children's physical activity levels daily and during physical education classes. A total of 307 middle school students (149 boys, 158 girls) from a suburban public school in the Southern United States participated in this study. Participants completed…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Physical Activities
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Huang, Chaoqun; Gao, Zan; Hannon, James C.; Schultz, Barry; Newton, Maria; Jenson, William – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2012
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of a sports-based, after-school physical activity (PA) program on youth's physical activity PA levels and PA correlates. After the pretest, 130 youth were assigned to the intervention group (i.e., after-school PA group) or the comparison (i.e., no after-school PA group) group.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Activities, Intervention, Adolescents
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Gao, Zan; Lodewyk, Ken R.; Zhang, Tao – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2009
This study uncovers the predictive relationship of middle school students' ability beliefs (self-efficacy and expectancy-related beliefs) and incentives (outcome expectancy, importance, interest, and usefulness) to intention, cardiovascular fitness, and teacher-rated effort in physical education. Participants (N = 252; 118 boys, 134 girls)…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Physical Education, Self Efficacy, Physical Fitness