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Direct linkMercier, Kevin; Simonton, Kelly; Centeio, Erin; Barcelona, Jeanne; Garn, Alex – European Physical Education Review, 2023
Schools are focusing more on promoting physical activity (PA) before, during, and after the school day, to combat the risk factors associated with sedentary behaviors. Since attitudes impact decisions to be physically active, identifying how PA attitudes relate to established attitudes toward physical education (PE), as well as PA intentions and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Student Attitudes
Hastie, Peter A.; van der Mars, Hans; Layne, Todd; Wadsworth, Danielle – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of three conditions in which 48 fourth-grade students were prompted to be physically active out of school. Using an alternating treatments design (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007) the three intervention conditions included: (a) Baseline: No prompting of students, (b) Teacher Prompts: Verbal prompt to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Play, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Raedeke, Thomas D.; Focht, Brian C.; King, Jenna S. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a student-led physical activity intervention that incorporated pedometers and cognitive-behavioral strategies. Undergraduate students (N = 117) enrolled in upper division exercise and sport science courses recruited participants. Participants in the cognitive-behavioral intervention condition received…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Physical Activities, Undergraduate Students, Effect Size
Mitchell, Murray – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2007
A major goal for most quality physical education programs is to provide sufficient education and motivation for students to choose to live physically active lifestyles. This article clarifies what a "physically active lifestyle" really means both now to school-aged students, and in the future, as these students become adults.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, National Standards, Case Studies, Physical Fitness
Wright, Ron W.; Karp, Grace Goc – Physical Educator, 2006
The low level of fitness in junior-high school students is an area of great concern. An important, but misunderstood, part of the physical education curriculum is the development of aerobic fitness. What is the best way to go about developing aerobic fitness? Four groups of primarily Caucasian (79.9%) Grade 8 and 9 students (n = 144), attending a…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Physical Education, Gender Differences
