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Direct linkSunghae Park; Yeonjae Kim – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the educational necessity of physical activity (PA) education in children by examining the perceptional changes of preservice childhood teachers regarding PA education in children. Method: A total of 18 preservice childhood teachers, who participated in PA education classes, were analyzed according to their…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers
Jacqueline Páez-Herrera; Juan Hurtado-Almonacid; Julio B. Mello; Catalina Sobarzo; Paula Plaza-Arancibia; Juliana Kain-Berkovic; Barbara Leyton; Johana Soto-Sánchez; Verónica Leiva-Guerrero; Albert Batalla-Flores – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: Our objective is to describe the moderating effect of the level of gross motor development on the relationship between physical activity (PA) level and visual perception/memory in girls. Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study with a randomized sample of 85 girls (mean age 7.11±0.74) from Chile. The following models were…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Activity Level, Visual Perception, Memory
Nagore Martinez-Merino; Markel Rico-González – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
The aim of this review was to systematically summarize the literature about physical education (PE) programs and their effects on preschool children's physical activity levels and motor, cognitive, and social competences. A systematic search of relevant articles was carried out using four electronic databases up until February 16, 2022. The main…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preschool Children, Physical Activities, Cognitive Processes
Castelli, Darla M.; Valley, Julia A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2007
According to social cognitive theory, self-efficacy influences individual behaviors, such as physical activity engagement patterns, and as a result influences the physical and cognitive benefits that are outcomes from engagement. Children with higher self-efficacy are more likely to participate in physical activity than those with lower…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Self Efficacy, Physical Fitness, Physical Activities
Tappe, Marlene K.; Burgeson, Charlene R. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2004
"Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General" ("Physical Activity and Health"; United States Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 1996) documented for the first time the cumulative body of evidence related to physical activity and health. This report completed the set of Surgeon General's reports…
Descriptors: Public Health, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
