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Yilmaz, Sümeyra; Altunkürek, Seyma Zehra – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: COVID-19 restrictions have increased physical inactivity and resulted in poor quality of life. Intervention to support children's physical activity and quality of life during the pandemic are limited. Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of wellness education on the quality of life and physical activities of students…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 5, Intervention, Wellness
St. Yordanov, Valeri – Online Submission, 2020
In connection to studying the physical activity and psycho-physical achievements of the students from 7th grade, tests for physical capacity of boys were conducted at "Hristo Botev" Secondary School, Ruse. The tests are mandatory for all 7th grade boys. 102 students participated in two groups -- "A" and "C"…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Males, Physical Activity Level
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Head, Kathleen C.; Morella, Kristen; Lugo, Michael P.; Key, Janice D. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Associations between school participation in an academic medical center-supported school-based wellness initiative and programmatic components implemented with change in average student body mass index (BMI) over time were examined. Methods: This was an observational study of 103 K-12 South Carolina schools over school years 2014-2018,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Grimes, Paul; Binder, Alexander – College Student Journal, 2021
College students often experience and report feeling stressed within the context of their daily lives. This empirical study examines the effect of personal stress on academic performance in an introductory economics course at a representative regional university. 105 students were surveyed and completed a standardized psychometric instrument…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Hodges, Michael G.; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; van der Mars, Hans; Lee, Chong – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine students' health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) and physical activity levels after the implementation of a series of fitness lessons segments called Knowledge in Action (KIA). KIA aims to teach health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) during short episodes of the physical education lesson. Teacher…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Intervention
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Tian, Haili; du Toit, Dorita; Toriola, Abel L. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Background: The absence of Physical Education (PE) from the South African school curriculum before its reintroduction in recent years contributed to health concerns regarding the low physical activity (PA) levels of children and adolescents in South Africa. Purpose: This study evaluated the effects of a once-a-week enhanced quality PE programme on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
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Mayfield, Carlene A.; Child, Stephanie; Weaver, Robert G.; Zarrett, Nicole; Beets, Michael W.; Moore, Justin B. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: We examined the effectiveness of Peaceful Playgrounds™ (P2) to decrease antisocial behaviors (ASB) while increasing physical activity (PA) and prosocial behaviors (PSB) in elementary school children. Methods: A longitudinal, cluster-randomized design was employed in 4 elementary school playgrounds where students (third to fifth) from 2…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Student Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Peace
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Botagariyev, ?ulegen A.; Kubiyeva, Svetlana S.; Baizakova, Venera E.; Mambetov, Nurolla; Tulegenov, Yerkin K.; Aralbayev, Alpysbay S.; Kairgozhin, Dulat U. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the existing model of teaching physical training in secondary schools and the analysis of a game like method introduced to improve physical fitness of students. The authors substantiated the use of a game like method during physical training classes, which implementation should create…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Secondary School Students, Child Development, Physical Fitness
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Paek, Hye-Jin; Jung, Yumi; Oh, Hyun Jung; Alaimo, Katherine; Pfeiffer, Karin; Carlson, Joseph J.; Wen, Yalu; Betz, Heather Hayes; Orth, Julie – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: To evaluate the short-term outcome of the social marketing approach used in Project FIT, we developed a school- and community-based programme for promoting healthful eating and physical activity in kindergarten to 5th-grade children and their parents. Design: A 2-year quasi-experiment for children and two cross-sectional surveys for…
Descriptors: Marketing, Social Influences, Health Promotion, Eating Habits
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Smith, Lindsey; Harvey, Stephen; Savory, Louise; Fairclough, Stuart; Kozub, Stephen; Kerr, Catherine – European Physical Education Review, 2015
The purpose of this study was to independently determine the levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and self-determined motivation of both boys and girls as they participated in prolonged units of invasion games (i.e. 6-12 lessons) through two pedagogical models: direct instruction and the tactical games model (TGM). It was…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Gender Differences, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods
Helgeson, John L., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The pressure educators, schools, and school districts face with meeting Adequate Yearly Progress on state assessments as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act has made some schools and school district reduce class offerings and time for subjects not considered core subjects. In addition, the rising obesity rates in students have prompted…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Correlation, Reading Achievement
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Käll, Lina Bunketorp; Malmgren, Helge; Olsson, Erik; Lindén, Thomas; Nilsson, Michael – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Physical activity and structural differences in the hippocampus have been linked to educational outcome. We investigated whether a curriculum-based physical activity intervention correlates positively with children's academic achievement, psychological well-being, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), fitness, and structural…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Child Development
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Murray, Melissa; Tenenbaum, Gerson – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
Physical activity participation rates in the United States have been in steady decline for the last 25 years, so much so that 60% of youth ages 9-13 years get no physical activity outside of school. This state of inactivity indicates that promoting participation in physical activity at a young age is of importance. For the present study, a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Self Efficacy, Epistemology, Physical Fitness
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Haerens, Leen; Deforche, Benedicte; Maes, Lea; Cardon, Greet; Stevens, Veerle; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse – Health Education Research, 2006
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a middle school physical activity and healthy eating intervention, including an environmental and computer-tailored component, and to investigate the effects of parental involvement. A random sample of 15 schools with seventh and eight graders was randomly assigned to one of three…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Intervention, Physical Activities