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Establishing Normative Reference Values for Standing Broad Jump among Hungarian Youth
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Saint-Maurice, Pedro F.; Laurson, Kelly R.; Kaj, Mónika; Csányi, Tamás – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine age and sex trends in anaerobic power assessed by a standing broad jump and to determine norm-referenced values for youth in Hungary. Method: A sample of 2,427 Hungarian youth (1,360 boys and 1,067 girls) completed the standing broad jump twice, and the highest distance score was recorded. Quantile…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Norms, Physical Activities, Regression (Statistics)
Relationship between Traditional Games and the Intensity of Emotions Experienced by Participants
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Lavega, Pere; Alonso, José I.; Etxebeste, Joseba; Lagardera, Francisco; March, Jaume – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2014
Purpose: The aims of this study were to analyze the intensity of emotions (positive, negative, or ambiguous) produced when players took part in traditional games with a different social structure and to examine the explanations given by those participants for these emotional experiences. Method: Participants (N = 556) were recruited from 4 Spanish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Games, Emotional Response
The Energy Balance Study: The Design and Baseline Results for a Longitudinal Study of Energy Balance
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Hand, Gregory A.; Shook, Robin P.; Paluch, Amanda E.; Baruth, Meghan; Crowley, E. Patrick; Jaggers, Jason R.; Prasad, Vivek K.; Hurley, Thomas G.; Hebert, James R.; O'Connor, Daniel P.; Archer, Edward; Burgess, Stephanie; Blair, Steven N. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Purpose: The Energy Balance Study (EBS) was a comprehensive study designed to determine over a period of 12 months the associations of caloric intake and energy expenditure on changes in body weight and composition in a population of healthy men and women. Method: EBS recruited men and women aged 21 to 35 years with a body mass index between 20…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Energy, Eating Habits
Associations between Attitudes toward Physical Education and Aerobic Capacity in Hungarian High School Students
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Kaj, Mónika; Saint-Maurice, Pedro F.; Karsai, István; Vass, Zoltán; Csányi, Tamás; Boronyai, Zoltán; Révész, László – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to create a physical education (PE) attitude scale and examine how it is associated with aerobic capacity (AC). Method: Participants (n = 961, aged 15-20 years) were randomly selected from 26 Hungarian high schools. AC was estimated from performance on the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular and Endurance Run…
Descriptors: Physical Education, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures
Effects of Improving Teachers' Content Knowledge on Teaching and Student Learning in Physical Education
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Ward, Phillip; Kim, Insook; Ko, Bomna; Li, Weidong – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a content knowledge (CK) workshop on the enacted pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of teachers and in turn the effects on student learning. Method: A quasiexperimental design was used to examine 4 questions: (a) How does student learning differ as a function of PCK? (b) How does…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Correlation, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers