TARGET is an acronym coined to define the motivational climate influences of Task design, Authority structure, Rewards, Grouping arrangements, Evaluation practices, and Timing. This article explains the benefits of using TARGET with high school weight trainers of all body types, explaining that a mastery- oriented climate is established when the…

To give definitive feedback, physical education teachers must be able to teach basic kinesiological and mechanical principles of movement and how they apply to specific sports skills. The article includes a chart with common kinesiological and mechanical principles applied to particular movements. Appropriate teaching cues are noted. (SM)

Primary grade students at a Delaware elementary school currently participate in the Pulse Power heart physiology program. Students receive mastery instruction and use heart monitors to exercise performance throughout the 6-phase program. Data from homework and from the heart monitors identify student progress, knowledge, and cardiovascular…