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Student Health-Related Fitness Testing in School-Based Physical Education: Strategies for Student Self-Testing Using Technology
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Keating, Xiaofen; Liu, Xiaolu; Stephenson, Rachyl; Guan, Jianmin; Hodges, Michael – European Physical Education Review, 2020
If used appropriately in schools, youth fitness testing can play a significant role in promoting a physically active lifestyle among school-age children. Unfortunately, many issues exist when testing students' health-related fitness (HRF) components, such as privacy concerns, misuse of testing results, and time-consuming test procedures. This…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Physical Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Testing Problems
What's Going on out There? An Exploration of K-12 PE Curricular Models and Content Taught in Public Schools
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Hodges, Michael; Laughlin, Michael; Brusseau, Timothy – Physical Educator, 2018
Little is known about which curricular models and activity units are being taught in public schools. This exploratory study examined the K-12 physical education (PE) content and curricular models being implemented. Supervisors of PE recruited from one northeastern state participated in a 25-item questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education, Models, Public Schools
Professional Development and Teacher Perceptions of Experiences Teaching Health-Related Fitness Knowledge
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Hodges, Michael; Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Lee, Chong; Kwon, Ja Youn – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2017
Students of all ages have documented a deficiency in health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK). However, improving students HRFK may require a change in teacher practices and professional development (PD). Purpose: This study, framed by Guskey's Model of Teacher Change (GMTC; Guskey, 2002), sought to assist teachers' HRFK instruction as part of…
Descriptors: Health Related Fitness, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Teaching Experience
An Innovative Strategy for Teaching Health-Related Fitness Knowledge in Elementary Physical Education Classes
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Hodges, Michael – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2015
For many decades, children and adolescents have had a deficient level of health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK). This is worrisome, since HRFK acquisition has been found to be fundamental for individuals' decision-making as it relates to healthy living. Consequently, Knowledge in Action (KIA) fitness was developed to offer elementary teachers an…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Health Related Fitness