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Otto, Victoria – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
The administration and community used to place little or no value on physical education and attendance, and attitudes toward our profession were stereotypical and disrespectful. Yet, at some level, there were people quietly longing for a change. This article describes how the author used her passion for yoga to win over her students and,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Education, Health Related Fitness, Exercise Physiology
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Xin, Huaibo; Kempland, Monica; Blankson, Faustina H. – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
The study aims to examine the effectiveness of web-facilitated, hybrid, and online learning modalities among undergraduate students in a public institution so as to determine the adaptability and replicability of these three learning modalities. This is a quasi-experimental study. A total of 103 undergraduate exercise science majors participated…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Blended Learning, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students
Roozen, Kevin – Journal of Basic Writing, 2012
Dominant perspectives of basic writers' self-sponsored literacies tend to overlook the important roles such activities can play in literate development. Drawn from texts, interviews, and participant-observations collected during a five-year study, this article continues the examination of the relationship between one writer's curricular and…
Descriptors: Comedy, Literacy, Basic Writing, Role
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Laurson, Kelly R.; Brown, Dale D.; Cullen, Robert W.; Dennis, Karen K. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
This study examined how activity type influenced heart rates and time spent in target heart rate zones of high school students participating in physical education classes. Significantly higher average heart rates existed for fitness (142 plus or minus 24 beats per minute [bpm]) compared to team (118 plus or minus 24 bpm) or individual (114 plus or…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Education, Team Sports, Individual Activities
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Vehrs, Pat R.; George, James D.; Fellingham, Gilbert W.; Plowman, Sharon A.; Dustman-Allen, Kymberli – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2007
This study was designed to develop a single-stage submaximal treadmill jogging (TMJ) test to predict VO[subscript 2]max in fit adults. Participants (N = 400; men = 250 and women = 150), ages 18 to 40 years, successfully completed a maximal graded exercise test (GXT) at 1 of 3 laboratories to determine VO[subscript 2]max. The TMJ test was completed…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness