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The Effect of Prompting and Group Contingency on Middle School Students' Physical Activity during a Badminton Sport Education Season
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Wahl-Alexander, Zachary; Malecki, Annie; Smart, Steven – Physical Educator, 2020
This study evaluated the effect of three conditions in which 34 sixth-grade students were prompted to accumulate as much activity as possible during a Sport Education season. Three intervention conditions were assessed via an alternating treatment design: (a) baseline: no prompting of students; (b) teacher prompts: verbal prompts and suggestions…
Descriptors: Prompting, Grade 6, Intervention, Athletics
Comparison of the Command and Inclusion Styles of Physical Education Lessons to Teach Volleyball in Middle School
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Özgül, Fatih; Atan, Tülin; Kangalgil, Murat – Physical Educator, 2019
This experimental study compared the impact of the command style and inclusion style of physical education lessons on teaching basic volleyball skills to 6th graders during the 2014-2015 academic year. The 100 students in the research group were divided into three groups: control (n = 32), command style (n = 34), and inclusion style (n = 34). A…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Grade 6, Teaching Methods, Team Sports
The Impact of Stability Balls, Activity Breaks, and a Sedentary Classroom on Standardized Math Scores
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Mead, Tim; Scibora, Lesley – Physical Educator, 2016
The purpose of the study was to determine if standardized math test scores improve by administering different types of exercise during math instruction. Three sixth grade classes were assessed on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) standardized math tests during the 2012 and 2013 academic year.…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Experimental Groups
Teachers and Students Perceptions of the Active Science Curriculum: Incorporating Physical Activity into Middle School Science Classrooms
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Finn, Kevin E.; McInnis, Kyle J. – Physical Educator, 2014
Many children get little to no regular physical education during the school day. National recommendations call for schools to offer physical activity as part of planned academic lessons that teach math, language arts, science, and other subjects through movement. The purpose of this study was to analyze the student and teacher perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Science Teachers
Effects of Classwide Peer Tutoring on the Performance of Sixth Grade Students during a Volleyball Unit
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Ayvazo, Shiri; Ward, Phillip – Physical Educator, 2009
This investigation examined the effects of Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT), a variation of peer tutoring on the volleyball skills of four 6th grade middle school students purposefully selected from an intact class of 21 students. Participants were average to low skilled males and females. A single subject A-B-A-B withdrawal design was used to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Middle Schools, Team Sports, Grade 6
Teaching Concepts of Body Fatness while Skinfold Testing: An Experimental Test of Different Methods.
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Whitehead, James R.; Parker, Melissa A. – Physical Educator, 1994
Study examined whether body fatness and weight control knowledge could be learned by students while they completed skinfold testing. Students received information on the subject in different manners while undergoing skinfold testing, then completed a knowledge test. Students who received instruction during measurement scored higher than control…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Elementary School Students, Experiential Learning