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Kian Vanluyten; Shu Cheng; Hamideh Taherikazaj; Peter Iserbyt – Physical Educator, 2025
The inclusion of children with disabilities within general physical education contexts poses challenges in maximizing their learning potential. The purpose of this case study was to investigate physical activity levels and correct motor skill trials of a child with a developmental delay in relation to her typically developing peers and the extent…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Education, Inclusion
Hailee Lynn Valtin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Students in the United States are no longer meeting the daily recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and therefore are not becoming physically literate. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was to examine the relationship between level of physical literacy and the amount of physical activity in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Multiple Literacies, Student Participation, Urban Schools
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Amber L. Pearson; Karin A. Pfeiffer; Ashton Shortridge; Kimberly A. Clevenger – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Schoolyards and/or playgrounds are important settings for fostering children's social, cognitive, and physical development. Optimal schoolyard design is likely an important health-promoting and equigenic strategy, but prior research does not fully consider multiple dimensions of these spaces, such as vegetation, slopes, ground cover,…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Educational Facilities Design, Geographic Information Systems, Elementary School Students
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Francisco Carvalho; Marcos Onofre; João Mota; Miguel Peralta; Adilson Marques; Ana Quitério; António Rodrigues; Pedro Alves; Wesley O'Brien; João Martins – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
Children's motor competence (MC) levels tend to be low, and the investigation of variables that facilitate skillfulness is an important concern. The socioecological model is a useful framework to explore factors that influence MC and to inform the development of targeted interventions. This cross-sectional study aimed to perform an exploratory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Elementary School Students
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Indika Wickramasinghe; Regina Aragon; James R. Valles – Discover Education, 2024
Elementary education is critical as it lays the foundation for learning, critical thinking, social and emotional development, individual growth, and self-confidence. Hence, studying the elementary students' educational progress is immensely important. This manuscript aims to investigate the factors that impact elementary students' academic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Ability Grouping
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Ruzaika Shaik Mahomed; Elsa Etokabeka – Health Education Journal, 2025
Background: Interventions to promote health have been implemented in some urban settings. However, school-based health promotion interventions in at-risk urban schools have not been thoroughly investigated. Objective: This article investigates teachers' perceptions regarding health promotion interventions with the main goal of establishing social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Intervention, At Risk Students