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Pennington, Colin G.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Wind, Stefanie A. – European Physical Education Review, 2020
Few studies have focused on the issues older physical education (PE) teachers encounter which may limit their effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a PE teacher's apparent age on high school pupils' learning and perceptions of the teacher. Participants were 114 ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade pupils.…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, High School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Age
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Pennington, Colin G.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew; Wind, Stafanie – Physical Educator, 2020
This study examined the effect of a physical education teacher's apparent age on middle school students' learning and perceptions of the teacher. Two hundred seventy-three middle school students were randomly assigned to view one of two virtually identical films of swimming lessons taught by the same teacher. During the young appearance lesson…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Age Differences, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents
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Pennington, Colin G.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Wind, Stefanie A. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2019
Purpose: To examine the impact of a physical education teacher's age on students' learning and perceptions of the teacher. Method: A total of 188 elementary students were randomly assigned to view one of two virtually identical filmed swimming lessons. In the young-appearance lesson, the teacher was youthful. In the middle-aged lesson, he had been…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Education, Age Differences