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Are You Better than a 12-Year-Old Student? A Pilot Study to Explore Physical Literacy in Preservice Physical Education Teachers
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Chen, Chih-Chia; Holmes, Megan E.; Wood, Katie; Ryuh, Yonjoong; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges – Physical Educator, 2020
Physical educators play a key role in role modeling to students within the school context. Therefore, there is a need to understand whether current physical education teacher education (PETE) provides sufficient knowledge and practice to prepare preservice educators to be successful. Thirty PETE preservice teachers (23 males, 7 females, aged…
Descriptors: Literacy, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Blended Learning within an Undergraduate Exercise Physiology Laboratory
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Elmer, Steven J.; Carter, Kathryn R.; Armga, Austin J.; Carter, Jason R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2016
In physiological education, blended course formats (integration of face-to-face and online instruction) can facilitate increased student learning, performance, and satisfaction in classroom settings. There is limited evidence on the effectiveness of using blending course formats in laboratory settings. We evaluated the impact of blended learning…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Exercise Physiology, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement
Functional Fitness Assessment for Adults Over 60 Years (A Field Based Assessment).
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Osness, Wayne H.; And Others – 1990
This field test to assess the functional fitness of adults over 60 covers of the following areas: (1) body composition; (2) body weight; (3) standing height measurement; (4) flexibility; (5) agility/dynamic balance; (6) coordination; (7) strength; and (8) endurance. Posttest activities are suggested, and a data sheet and exercise consent form are…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Height, Body Weight, Exercise
First State Fitness Test. A Measurement of Functional Health.
Brown, Timothy; And Others – 1980
This test is designed to measure the functional health of young people. Functional health refers to those factors relating to personal health that can be improved with regular exercise. This test is unique in comparison to other physical fitness tests because of the absence of motor skill items which have no relationship to an individual's…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Health Education
Manitoba Physical Fitness Performance Test Manual and Fitness Objectives for Manitoba Youth 5-18 Years of Age.
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1977
The physical fitness and lifestyle of Canadian school children has been deteriorating in recent years. The main objectives of physical education are directed toward the development of physical fitness and a positive lifestyle. This manual provides an opportunity for measuring the components of physical fitness. Physical fitness testing involves…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Athletic Equipment, Cardiovascular System, Elementary Secondary Education
The Brockport Physical Fitness Test Training Manual. [Project Target].
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Winnick, Joseph P.; Short, Francis X., Ed. – 1998
This training manual presents information on the Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT), a criterion-referenced fitness test for children and adolescents with disabilities. The first chapter of the test training manual includes information dealing with health-related criterion-referenced testing, the interaction between physical activity and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Composition, Child Health, Children