Author: Kathleen Mary KnutzenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motor ability
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
A Comparison of the Attitude Toward Physical Activity and Motor Fitness of Grade Five Students Enrolled in Two Physical Education Programs
Author: Kathleen Mary KnutzenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motor ability
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Master's Theses in Education
Author: T. A. LamkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Educating the Student Body
Author: Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School EnvironmentPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309283140
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Physical Fitness, Academic Achievement, and Attitudes Toward Physical Activity Among Fifth Grade Elementary School Students
Author: Scott A. HinesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A Study to Compare the Effect of Two Elementary Physical Education Programs on Physical Fitness
Author: John Keith GillespiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical education for children
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Attitudes Toward Physical Education and Physical Activity of Students Enrolled in the Classes of Teachers of the Year
Author: Lisa L. HicksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Middle school students
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: The Effects of Two Specific Adapted Physical Education Programs on Negatinve Attitudes Toward Physical Education, Physical Fitness, and Motor Skill Development
Author: Carl Bruce EichstaedtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motor ability
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
An Examination Into the Attitudes of Girls Towards Physical Activity and Performance in Aerobic Capacity
Author: Cynthia Dawn FaireyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical education for girls
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Over the last 30 years, physical activity among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18 has continued to decline, and the risk of morbidity associated with sedentary living has increased (CDC, 2017). Furthermore, research has identified females as being at greater risk of morbidity because they are opting out of physical activity at twice the rate of boys and not getting the recommended 60 minutes a day of physical activity (NPAP, 2016). Many girls are avoiding physical education classes, where the concepts of health-related fitness, the development of skills necessary to participate in a variety of physical activities, and a love for physical fitness are formed. This research examined attitudes toward physical activity of females in a single-gender versus a mixed-gender physical education (PE) class. The purpose of this static group comparison examination was to determine if a statistically significant difference existed in the attitudes toward physical activity between girls taking a ninth-grade, single-gender PE course and girls taking a ninth-grade coed PE course. The participants for this investigation comprised females between the ages of 13 and 18 taking physical education during the 2018-2019 school year. Three items from a physical activity attitude scale related to gender, competence, and usefulness were used to determine attitudes toward physical activity. Performance in aerobic capacity was also evaluated between the groups using the school district’s adopted standardized physical education assessment, FITNESSGRAM® to ascertain the level of cardiovascular fitness of girls taking a single-gender physical education class and girls taking a mixed-gender physical education class.