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Murray, Melissa; Tenenbaum, Gerson – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
Physical activity participation rates in the United States have been in steady decline for the last 25 years, so much so that 60% of youth ages 9-13 years get no physical activity outside of school. This state of inactivity indicates that promoting participation in physical activity at a young age is of importance. For the present study, a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Self Efficacy, Epistemology, Physical Fitness
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Pauli, Kevin P.; May, Douglas R.; Gilson, Richard L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
Changing technology creates a need for additional computer-related training. A quasi-experimental study tested a theoretical framework that maintained that a playful pre-training software intervention and an individual difference, microcomputer playfulness (MCP), would combine to influence computer-related performance. Results demonstrated that…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Technology, Individual Differences, Quasiexperimental Design