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Third-Grade Students' Mental Models of Energy Expenditure during Exercise
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Pasco, Denis; Ennis, Catherine D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background: Students' prior knowledge plays an important role in learning new knowledge. In physical education (PE) and physical activity settings, studies have confirmed the role of students' prior knowledge. According to Placek and Griffin, these studies demonstrate that: "our students are not empty balls waiting to be filled with knowledge…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Models, Exercise Physiology, Prior Learning
Third Grade Students' Mental Models of Blood Circulation Related to Exercise
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Pasco, Denis; Ennis, Catherine D. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2015
Students' prior knowledge has been identified to play an important role in the learning process through conceptual change. In physical education, positive changes in students' lifestyles may come from changes in their conceptual understanding. In this study 45 third grade students (mean age = 8.54 years) were interviewed during their regular…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Physical Education, Student Attitudes