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ERIC Number: EJ1318252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
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The Missing Link? Middle School Students' Procedural Knowledge on Fitness
Zhang, Tan; Deng, Anqi; Chen, Ang
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v40 n3 p474-483 Jul 2021
Purpose: Guided by the declarative-procedural knowledge framework, the study attempts to identify middle school students' declarative (knowing what) and procedural (knowing how) fitness knowledge and the relationship between the two. Methods: A sample of students (n = 291, age 11-14 years) from 24 middle schools took a grade-relevant standardized knowledge test on declarative fitness knowledge and received a semistructured interview designed to clarify their declarative and procedural knowledge. Results: Most students were lacking in procedural knowledge to conduct fitness-enhancing physical activities. A few students who had mastered declarative fitness knowledge demonstrated a high level of procedural knowledge consistent with personal fitness goals. Discussion: The findings suggest that incapability to engage in fitness-enhancing physical activities could be a result of lacking procedural fitness knowledge. Future school-based interventions may prioritize procedural knowledge learning for actual physical activity participation.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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