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Eileen Africa; Michael Duncan; Lauren Bath – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
The Montessori philosophy and environment offers opportunities for free movement within the classroom. Physical development includes the acquisition of fundamental movement skills (FMS) which children acquire through different opportunities for movement. Previous research has shown that Montessorian pre-schoolers were more physically active during…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Land, Nicole; Vidotto, Danica – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
This article investigates how particular conceptions of physical development (PD) are enacted in early childhood studies in Toronto, Canada. Following critical childhood studies scholars who emphasize the urgency of re-formulating relationships with taken-for-granted concepts in the field, we argue for a practice of noticing, tracing, naming, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Development, Child Development, Young Children
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Fullerton, Sean A.; Gaudreault, Karen Lux; Royce, Ian – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
Many adolescents lack the requisite physical preparation for sport participation and PA. Multi-sport participation and resistance training during youth (age 5-11) and adolescence (age 12-17) years can positively affect physical activity levels, health outcomes, and promote long-term athletic development (LTAD). The National Strength and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education, Athletics, Physical Activity Level
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Bopp, Trevor; Vadeboncoeur, Joshua D.; Roetert, E. Paul; Stellefson, Michael – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Researchers within transdisciplinary fields examine physical literacy; however, substantial changes have been suggested regarding the evaluation and reporting of physical literacy within health education. Purpose: This systematic review provides an overview of a) physical literacy literature published in the U.S.; b) scholars,…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Interdisciplinary Approach, Health Education, Literacy
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Hassani, Fahimeh; Sheikh, Mahmoud; Shahrbanian, Shahnaz – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have problems such as inactivity and the lack of communication need interventions that enable them to participate in society just like their peers. The purpose of this study was to investigate 'I can have physical literacy' programme (ICPL) on physical literacy (PL) in children with ASD. This study…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Psychomotor Skills
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Preedy, Pat; Duncombe, Rebecca; Gorely, Trish – Education 3-13, 2022
Poor physical development in young children has been shown to impact readiness for school, behaviour, social development and academic achievement. This research sought to explore whether a physical intervention programme (Movement for Learning) can improve children's physical development. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (2nd edition,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Physical Development, Preschool Children, Intervention
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Pfeiffer, Karin A.; True, Larissa; Martin, Eric; Siegel, Shannon R.; Branta, Crystal F.; Haubenstricker, John; Seefeldt, Vern – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2021
The Michigan State University Motor Performance Study (MPS) was initiated in 1967 and lasted 32 years. Three central components existed: 1) Educational component, in which students experienced applied work with youth; 2) Instructional component, whereby enrolled youth received sport-specific skill instruction; and 3) Research component. The…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Athletics, Physical Development, Maturity (Individuals)
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Namli, Sevinç; Demir, Gönül Tekkursun – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2020
The fact that the passion for digital gaming, which brings a sedentary lifestyle, replaces traditional games requiring exercise and physical education also has a negative impact on the health of children and adolescents. In this study, it was aimed to examine and evaluate high school students' attitudes towards digital gaming and sports by certain…
Descriptors: Athletics, Computer Games, Correlation, High School Students
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Gehris, Jeffrey S.; Simpson, Amelia Chloe; Baert, Helena; Robinson, Leah E.; MacDonald, Megan; Clements, Rhonda; Logan, Sam; Schneider, Sharon – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2018
Research has shown that children's levels of physical activity are set at an all-time low, which can lead to health problems such as obesity and diabetes. So, what can parents do to ensure that their child gets enough physical activity each day? This booklet answers that question and explains why the key to helping a child be more physically…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Parent Role, Skill Development, Psychomotor Skills
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Voloshina, Lyudmila N.; Buslovskaya, Lyudmila K.; Kovtunenko, Alexey Ju.; Klimova, Victoria ?.; Ryzhkova, Yulia P. – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
The modern Russian school is focused on the active socialization and individualization of children with disabilities. Inclusive education determines the possibility of teaching children with disabilities varying severity in the conditions of primary general education, outside correctional classes. This situation dictates the need to study and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Speech Impairments, Student Adjustment
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Atencio, Matthew; Chow, Jia Yi; Tan, Wee Keat Clara; Lee, Chang Yi Miriam – European Physical Education Review, 2014
This paper describes several practical activities that reveal how complex and nonlinear pedagogies might underpin primary physical education and school sport lessons. These sample activities, involving track and field, tennis and netball components, are designed to incorporate states of stability and instability through the modification of task…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Physical Education
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Gehris, Jeffrey; Myers, Elizabeth; Whitaker, Robert – European Physical Education Review, 2012
Adventure-physical education has been proposed to promote adolescents' physical development, but little is known about physical activity levels during such lessons. Using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time, we observed students' (ages 11-14 years) physical activity levels in co-educational classes during 43 adventure-physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Development, Adventure Education
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Beets, Michael W.; Wallner, Megan; Beighle, Aaron – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: National guidelines exist that define "quality" afterschool programs (3-6 pm, ASP). No widely adopted national standards/policies exist, however, for ASP providers for the promotion of physical activity (PA). To address this gap, state-level ASP organizations have developed or adopted standards/policies related to PA. The extent to…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, National Standards, After School Programs, Guidelines
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Murgia, Carla, Ed.; McCullick, Bryan, Ed. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
It cannot be denied that urban youths are underserved in almost every way one could imagine, especially in health care and education funding. Furthermore, the lack of these cornerstones is likely to be perpetuated unless everyone chips in what they can to stymie poverty's impact. As a profession, we claim to be able to make a difference in the…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Participation, Motivation, Child Health
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Harlin, Rebecca P. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
The assumptions about children's development are challenged by recent research findings that show learning begins at an earlier age and proceeds at a different pace than expected. Sometimes researchers find that they have misunderstood children's cognitive, social, and physical development due to errors in measurement (faulty tests or tools),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Family Environment, Mathematics Education
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