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Simms, Kathryn; Bock, Sara; Hackett, Lewis – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: Prior research on the efficacy of physical education has been conducted in a piecemeal fashion. More specifically, studies typically test a single benefit hypothesized to be associated with physical education (e.g. body mass index [BMI]) while excluding others (e.g. social skills) and not controlling for important confounds (e.g. diet).…
Descriptors: Prediction, Eating Habits, Body Composition, Academic Achievement
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Tracey, Danielle K.; Craven, Rhonda G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
Confirmatory factor analysis of responses by 211 preadolescents (M age = 10.25 years,SD = 1.48) with mild intellectual disabilities (MIDs) to the individually administered Self Description Questionnaire I-Individual Administration (SDQI-IA) counters widely cited claims that these children cannot differentiate multiple self-concept factors. Results…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Self Concept, Preadolescents, Mild Mental Retardation