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Alert, Marissa D.; Saab, Patrice G.; Llabre, Maria M.; McCalla, Judith R. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Little is known about the correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in Hispanic adolescents. This study examined at baseline and 2-year follow-up: (1) the relationship between self-efficacy for physical activity and physical activity, (2) the association of weight perception with physical activity and sedentary behavior, and (3)…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Obesity, Self Concept, Physical Activity Level
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Witt, Joseph C.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Martens, B. K. – Behavioral Disorders, 2017
This article explored factors related to teacher judgments that an intervention is either acceptable or unacceptable for use in typical classroom environments. The acceptability of various interventions was assessed by having 180 preservice and student teachers read case studies involving a classroom intervention and then judging the acceptability…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Intervention, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment
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Li, Yuhua; Coleman, Diane; Ransdell, Mary; Coleman, Lyndsie; Irwin, Carol – Physical Educator, 2014
The present study examined the impact a 14-week sport stacking (cup stacking) exercise intervention would have on children's handwriting quality and speed. Eighty-three second graders were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The experimental group (n = 42) participated in a 15-min session of sport stacking activities…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade 2, Handwriting, Experimental Groups
de Boer, Hester; Donker, Anouk S.; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Review of Educational Research, 2014
This meta-analysis examined the influence of attributes related to the implementation of learning strategy instruction interventions on students' academic performance, and also examined how the attributes related to the method of testing the intervention effects affected the actual effects measured. Using metaregression, we analyzed the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
Waller, Lisa Ivey – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research investigated the relationship of math intervention teachers' (MITs) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and students' math achievement gains in primary math interventions. The Kentucky Center for Mathematics gathered data on the MITs and primary math intervention students included in this study. Longitudinal data were analyzed for a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement
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Beck, Michelle; Burns, Matthew K.; Lau, Matthew – Behavioral Disorders, 2009
Research has consistently demonstrated that preteaching activities led to increased academic outcomes and increased academic outcomes improve behavioral variables. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a preteaching intervention on time spent on task for children identified with a behavioral disorder (BD). A single-subject…
Descriptors: Intervention, Intervals, Behavior Disorders, Predictor Variables
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Ninness, H. A. Chris; And Others – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 1995
A descriptive analysis of disruptive behavior was generated from filmed observations before and after self-management training with 2 junior high students, ages 13-14, with serious emotional disturbance. Self-management training included modeling, rehearsal, and rehearsal in the apparent absence of supervision. Conditions associated with problem…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Intervention