Author: L. Imogene SemlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motivation in education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A study of fifth grade boys with little aptitude for physical education.
Attitudes and Achievement of Children in Physical Education
Author: L. Imogene SemlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motivation in education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A study of fifth grade boys with little aptitude for physical education.
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.
Attitudes and Perceptions toward Physical Education: A Study in Secondary School Students
Author: Rolf KretschmannPublisher: Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)
ISBN: 3954899655
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Physical education teaching and learning efforts obviously target the student. Like parents, teachers, administrators and any other directly or indirectly involved parties, students do have opinions based on their experience on their respective physical education classes and physical education in general. These opinions, or so-called attitudes, are important to research due to their potential of giving insight to the learner’s perspective, which may also serve as an authentic feedback from the student. This study investigated German secondary school students’ attitudes toward physical education. Results have the intention to reveal what attitudes towards physical education German students have and which factors influence these attitudes. The study sample contained students from the different school types Gymnasium, Realschule, and Haupt-/Werkrealschule. The students were surveyed via questionnaire that was developed based on validated research instruments from prior studies in the field. Data was analyzed integrating independent variables such as students' gender, physical education grade, grade point average, body mass index, socioeconomic status, type of school, citizenship, and the exercise and physical activity behavior of students, their parents and their peers.
Attitudes of Students with Learning Disabilities Toward Participation in Physical Education: a Teachers’ Perspective - Qualitative Examination
Author: Dr. Ellie AbdiPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728330998
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Many researchers have confirmed that students with disabilities engage in significantly less physical activity than their nondisabled peers in physical education class. One of the elements that influences student participation in physical education class is attitude and there is a gap in the literature with respect to investigating the attitudes of students with learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disabilities, or attention difficulties. There is limited research on how teachers perceive and assist students to participate in physical education. This dissertation is looking specifically at enjoyment and useful attitudes of physical activity in physical education class for students with learning disabilities.
Children's Achievement Goals, Attitudes, and Disruptive Behaviors in an After-school Physical Activity Program
Author: Bulent AgbugaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
To promote active and healthy life styles in school-age children, many after school physical activity programs offer students opportunities to participate in a varietyof physical activities. The effects of such programs on students' levels of physical activity, however, depend largely on whether the students are motivated to participate and to demonstrate high levels of engagement behaviors in the programs. Therefore, it is critical for researchers and teachers to gain an understanding in this area. This study utilized a trichotomous achievement goal model to explore and describe what actually happened in terms of students' achievement goals, attitudes, and disruptive behaviors in an after-school physical activity program. More specifically, the purposes of the study were fivefold: (1) to examine the reliability and validity of the scores generated by the trichotomous model, (2) to identify achievement goals endorsed by students, (3) to determine students' attitudes toward the program, (4) to identify students' disruptive behaviors, and (5) to investigate the relationships among students' achievement goals, attitudes, attendance, and disruptive behaviors. Results of this study indicate the trichotomous model observed in academic settings also existed among at-risk elementary school students in an after-school physical activity program and the scores generated by this model were valid and reliable. Furthermore, students were found to score significantly higher on the mastery goal than they did on the performance-approach and performance- avoidance goals, demonstrate positive attitudes, and display disruptive behaviors identified with the literature. Finally, the mastery goal was found to be positively related to students' positive attitudes and negatively related to students' self-reported low engagement, whereas the performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals were found to be positively related to students' self-reported-disruptive behaviors. Overall, the findings of the present study provide empirical support for the utilization of the trichotomous model in the context of after-school physical activity programs. They also suggest the positive motivational effects of mastery goals observed in the classroom and physical education can be translated in the context of an after school physical activity program with at-risk elementary school students. Therefore, promoting mastery goals among students should become a high priority in after-school physical activity programs.
A Study of Achievement and Attitude in Relation to Class Organization in Girls' Physical Education
Author: Carol Marie WatsonAttitudes and Perceptions toward Physical Education: A Study in Secondary School Students
Author: Rolf KretschmannPublisher: Anchor Academic Publishing
ISBN: 3954894653
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Physical education teaching and learning efforts obviously target the student. Like parents, teachers, administrators and any other directly or indirectly involved parties, students do have opinions based on their experience on their respective physical e
Parent Attitudes Towards Inclusion in Physical Education
Author: Sarah Astrid CryePublisher:
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Category : Parents
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
BACKGROUND: More schools are moving towards full inclusion for students with disabilities into physical education classes. One key facilitating factor in the success of inclusion is parental support and involvement. Although much research has been conducted on the attitudes of teachers and students towards inclusion in physical education classes, there is very little information regarding parent attitudes towards inclusion in a physical education setting. PURPOSE: To examine parent attitudes towards inclusion in physical education. METHODS: Online anonymous surveys were administered to parents of students with and without disabilities enrolled in a high school in rural northern California. Survey questions gathered information relating to demographics and parent attitudes towards inclusion in physical education. Participant's responses were grouped by common themes and reviewed for similarities and differences. RESULTS: Parents support inclusion in PE but feel that students with disabilities should be placed in a PE class based on an individual basis. Parents have mixed feelings regarding the outcomes of inclusive PE for students with disabilities regarding learning and developing physical skills. Parents of students without disabilities had slightly stronger attitudes in favor of inclusion than parents of students with disabilities. CONCLUSION: More research is needed to evaluate the attitudes of parents of students with disabilities.
The Effects of Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Goal Structures on Attitudes and Achievement of Children in a Physical Activity Setting
Author: Harry Paul KrampfThe Effects of Cooperative Learning on Achievement, Self- Concept, and Attitude in Elementary School Children in Physical Education
Author: Rick UttechPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Group work in education
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description