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Marmeleira, José; Folgado, Hugo; Martínez Guardado, Ismael; Batalha, Nuno – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Assessment is crucial for the quality of teaching and learning in physical education (PE). Currently little is known about the students' level of achievement in PE and about the parameters used for calculating the PE grades. Although there is evidence that boys are more active outside school than girls and participate more in organized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Student Evaluation, Secondary School Students
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Lopes, Vítor P.; Stodden, David F.; Rodrigues, Luis P. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: Motor skill (MS) competence is an important contributing factor for healthy development. Purpose: The goal was to test the effectiveness of primary school physical education (PE) on MS and physical fitness (PF) development. Methods: Three classes (n = 60, aged 9.0 ± 0.9) were randomly assigned to three diverse conditions during a…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Elementary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
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Farias, Cláudio; Wallhead, Tristan; Mesquita, Isabel – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: This longitudinal study provided a retrospective examination of the impact of student participation in a year-long Sport Education curricular experience on physical literacy development. A focus was placed on students' reported motivation, attitudes and disposition to participate in physical education (PE) and sport, and their…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes
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Van Acker, Ragnar; da Costa, Francisco Carreiro; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Cardon, Greet; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Physical education should promote an active and healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on students' preparation for lifelong physical activity. "Healthy People 2010" recommends that physical education is offered on a daily basis and that pupils engage in physical activities of moderate to vigorous intensity (MVPA) during at least…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Females
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Mota, Jorge; Valente, Monica; Aires, Luisa; Silva, Pedro; Santos, Maria Paula; Ribeiro, Jose Carlos – European Physical Education Review, 2007
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points (on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth) and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample comprised 62…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Incidence, Physical Activity Level, Guidelines