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Relationships between Physical Education (PE) Teaching and Student Self-Efficacy, Aptitude to Participate in PE and Functional Skills: With a Special Focus on Students with Disabilities
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Bertills, Karin; Granlund, Mats; Dahlström, Örjan; Augustine, Lilly – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Students with disability show an increasing incidence of school failure. Quality teaching and appropriate support may foster high self-efficacy, a predictive factor for successful school outcomes. Physical Education (PE) can provide students with a context in which self-efficacy and participation are promoted leading to improved…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Physical Education, Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students
Adult Education: Recruitment and Methods.
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Sjostrand, Wilhelm; And Others – 1970
A study was made of background, personality, and other characteristics as related to aptitude test performance among Swedish adults attending evening schools, state secondary schools for adults, and county colleges, and among those pursuing correspondence courses. Test results were significantly related to age, sex, and dropout status…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Students, Age Differences, Aptitude
General and Specific Abilities as Predictors of School Achievement.
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Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Balke, Gudrun – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1993
Relations between aptitude variables and school achievement were investigated using a model of ability that permits simultaneous identification of general and specific abilities. Subjects were 866 Swedish students who were given aptitude tests in grade 6; results of that test were compared with course grades collected in grade 9. The usefulness of…
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Aptitude