Used a self-report questionnaire to assess physical self- perceptions and attitudes toward teaching physical education (PE) of final-year, female, primary school student teachers. Results indicated that students with the most positive attitudes toward teaching PE reported stronger self-perceptions of sports competence, and perceived competence in…

Provides several possibilities for incorporating different forms of technology into elementary physical education programs in order to satisfy technology requirements and enhance instruction. The suggestions include evaluating students or providing feedback using video cameras, analyzing freeze-frames using Polaroid cameras, and surfing the World…

Currently, beginning physical educators are expected to teach a wide range of learners. They need information and strategies for including all learners within their classes. This paper focuses on issues related to the inclusion of students with disabilities and to gender equity and cultural sensitivity. It concludes that teachers must treat all…

Effective management is the foundation from which learning can occur. In addition to its impact on student learning, the ability to manage effectively is an important factor in teacher job satisfaction. Management struggles have been linked to teacher stress and burnout and to an inability to care about students. In this study, the authors…

The purpose of this study was to describe salient aspects of pedagogical content knowledge that preservice physical education teachers acquired and found problematic while learning a specific skill theme approach (Graham, Holt/Hale, & Parker, 1993) to teaching elementary physical education during their field-based methods course. The participants…

The seminar reported in this document drew on the findings of Project No. 8 of the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Cooperation in an effort to determine priorities for making improvements in Greek primary education. Other objectives were to familiarize educators and administrators with new primary school curricula and the project's…

The total development of the child can be enhanced and enriched through various activities in physical education, youth sport, and leisure pursuits. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 are eager, enthusiastic, highly motivated, and interested in physical activity, and they comprise the population served by the school physical education program…

This handbook is a compendium of activities for developing physical fitness in children. The text is divided into five sections: (1) children and physical activity; (2) implementing physical fitness programs in school; (3) fitness for special populations; (4) teaching fitness for a lifetime; and (5) fitness activities and routines. These five…

This study sought to determine if a professional course of study during teacher preparation in physical education had more influence on teaching effectiveness than a discipline-oriented course of study. The subjects were 41 undergraduates involved in two different physical education programs. The discipline-oriented course contained such subjects…

Before discussing the development of skills for playing elementary school physical education games, this document lists basic assumptions about children, movement education, games, and elementary school physical education. Four basic concepts, which are common to all team games, are identified: (1) use of personal and moving space and finding…

This manual is for the use of elementary school teachers. It presents a systematic approach to teaching movement and ways of teaching physical education activities in the classroom rather than in a gymnasium or out-of-doors. Activity games that will help children develop flexibility, motor skills, and a sense of space and cooperation with others…

Examples are given illustrating the development of a teaching-learning process for an elementary and middle school physical education program. Developmental objectives in the physical, psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains are outlined. Program content, teaching and evaluation methods, and teacher influences are described for each of these…

This curriculum guide states physical education program standards for schools in the Philadelphia School District. The major goal of this program, designed for students from kindergarten to grade nine, is to develop desirable attitudes and practices that contribute to the maintenance of physical fitness. The "key competencies" listed in this guide…

This book is written for physical educators and classroom teachers of elementary school children. It is divided into five parts. Part one presents background information for developing a child-centered program and explores the educational potential of movement experiences. Part two introduces a six-step model designed to provide a sound…

From its initial development, the AAHPER Youth Fitness Test has been criticized for (a) not measuring only physical fitness components; (b) forcing performances that may be injurious to students; and (c) not accurately measuring aerobic endurance, a major goal of the tests. The focus of this study is to approach these criticisms and through…