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Direct linkClevinger, Kristina; Petrie, Trent; Martin, Scott; Greenleaf, Christy – Physical Educator, 2020
Sport involvement may offer physical and psychological benefits to early adolescents beyond those accrued through physical activity (PA). Those benefits, though, may be moderated by gender. The purpose of this study was to examine these potential benefits in a middle school population. The sample consisted of 629 sixth graders enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Athletics, Gender Differences, Physical Fitness
Ada, Elif Nilay; Comoutos, Nikos; Karamitrou, Aristea; Kazak, Zisan – Physical Educator, 2019
This cross-sectional study explored the relationships between dispositional flow, motivational climate, and self-talk in physical education. Six hundred forty-eight participants completed the Dispositional Flow Scale for Physical Education, the Learning and Performance Orientation in Physical Education Classes Questionnaire, and the Automatic…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Personality, Motivation, Inner Speech (Subvocal)
Gutierrez, Ashley A.; Williams, Skip M.; Coleman, Margaret M.; Garrahy, Deborah A.; Laurson, Kelly R. – Physical Educator, 2016
Background: The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to examine the percentage of the daily threshold (12,000 steps) that physical education (PE) class and recess contribute to 6th grade students' overall daily physical activity (PA) and (b) to examine the relationships between gender, PA outside of school, BMI, and steps during both recess and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Recess Breaks, Physical Activity Level, Grade 6
Brusseau, Timothy A.; Burns, Ryan D.; Hannon, James C. – Physical Educator, 2016
SHAPE America has highlighted the importance of developing physically literate children as part of quality physical education programming. Unfortunately, most children know little about physical activity and health-related fitness. The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity and fitness content knowledge of at-risk inner-city…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Activities, Knowledge Level, At Risk Students
Pritchard, Tony; McCollum, Starla; Sundal, Jacqueline; Colquit, Gavin – Physical Educator, 2014
Physical education teachers are faced with a decision when teaching physical activities in schools. What type of instructional model should be used, and should classes be coeducational or single gender? The current study had two purposes. The first purpose investigated the effectiveness of the sport education tactical model (SETM) during game play…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Models, Coeducation, Single Sex Classes
