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Direct linkPeter Iserbyt; Toon Dehandschutter; Hilde Leysen; Joren Loockx – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2023
The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate student-coaches' behavior and their players' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) as a function of coaches' skill level in a high school sport education basketball season. One high-school class (7 girls, 14 boys) participated in this study and was taught a 14-lesson sport education season…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Athletes, Physical Activity Level, Team Sports
Petosa, R. Lingyak; Smith, Laureen H. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Intervention construct validity procedures test the efficacy of a program to impact on targeted theory constructs. Purpose: To examine the intervention construct validity of the Planning to be Active (PBA) and Mentored Planning to be Active (MPBA) programs on high school youth residing in Appalachia. Methods: Twenty high schools in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Construct Validity, Planning, Physical Activity Level
Karel Frömel; Dorota Groffik; Josef Heidler; Josef Mitáš; Michael Pratt – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact of segment-specific physical activity (PA) recommendations during the school day on the daily PA in both boys and girls. Methods: A total of 426 Czech and 219 Polish adolescents participated in this study. They were divided into two groups: one receiving segment-specific PA recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Adolescents, Health Promotion
David C. Barney; Keven Prusak; Tyler Eves; Olivia Lougee; Zack Beddoes – Physical Educator, 2024
Music is tool physical education (PE) teachers can use to help motivate students to greater physical activity (PA) rates during class activities. Music research in the PE context has found music to increase PA rates in the junior high school context (Brewer, et. al., 2016), that music increases the enjoyment to the PE experience for students…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Music, Physical Education Teachers, Student Motivation
Lopes, Marcus V. V.; da Costa, Bruno G. G.; Malheiros, Luís E. A.; Carvalho, Humberto M.; Crochemore-Silva, Inácio; Silva, Kelly S. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
This study examined the within- and between-day variability of time-segmented sedentary behavior (SB), light physical activity (LPA), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in adolescents. The sample comprised 154 adolescents (11-16 years old) from two public schools in Florianópolis, Brazil. The proportion of time spent in SB, LPA, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Physical Activity Level, Public Schools
Albedry, Brandon; Ammons, Lillie; Marenus, Michele W.; Hammoud, Dianna; Jandali, Danny; Chrzanowski, Mark; Chen, Weiyun – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Research on the effects of adventure education lessons on social emotional skills (SEL), psychological outcomes, and physical activity (PA) is limited. Purpose: This study assessed the effectiveness of adventure education lessons in improving high school students' SEL competencies, resilience, and PA. Methods: 95 10th grade students…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Social Emotional Learning, Resilience (Psychology), Physical Activity Level
Mulhearn, Shannon C.; Wieck, Carol – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
The purpose of this article is to encourage physical educators to consider their hobbies and interests and think of ways to connect with students who may not naturally find themselves attracted to our classes. This article shares successes of a high school run club that was offered twenty years ago to high school marching band members and their…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Learner Engagement, High School Students, Clubs
Download full textAleksandra Aleksic Veljkovic; Marija Stojanovic; Nenad Stojiljkovic – South African Journal of Education, 2024
With this study we aimed to investigate the impact of a 12-week manipulative skills exercise programme on the motor proficiency of young individuals with intellectual disabilities. A total of 32 learners diagnosed with mild intellectual disabilities, with an average age of 17.81 ± 1.44 years, were divided into 2 equal-sized groups: a control group…
Descriptors: Exercise, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills, Mild Intellectual Disability
Weston, Raymond Eric; Zeng, Howard Z.; Archimandritis, Jason – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
Physical Activity is an important contributor to health, both physical and cognitive. The relationship between physical activity and educational outcomes has been explored in various venues. Little research, however, has interrogated this subject longitudinally, especially for a national sample of Latinx students. To make up that gap, this paper…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Gender Differences
Espinoza, Sarah M.; Borowsky, Iris W.; Eisenberg, Marla E.; Martin, Christie L.; McMorris, Barbara J. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
Hispanic/Latina students face difficulties engaging in physical activity, but schools can help by integrating activity into accrue the school day and offering sport and activity-based extracurriculars. In this study, we examined physical activity (PA) and school-related factors among adolescent Hispanic/Latina students. Participants (N = 5,539)…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Barriers, Physical Activity Level, Athletics
Mavilidi, Myrto F.; Mason, Connor; Leahy, Angus A.; Kennedy, Sarah G.; Eather, Narelle; Hillman, Charles H.; Morgan, Philip J.; Lonsdale, Chris; Wade, Levi; Riley, Nicholas; Heemskerk, Christina; Lubans, David R. – Educational Psychology Review, 2021
Despite well-established benefits, the majority of young people around the globe are not sufficiently active. In many countries, including Australia, physical activity (i.e. physical education and school sport) is not mandatory in the final two years of high school (i.e. senior school years). The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Athletics, Intervention
Shah, Smita; Rizzo Liu, Kym; Lockett, Catriona; Sainsbury, Emma – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: The objectives of this study were to (1) measure the acceptability of Students As LifeStyle Activists (SALSA) Youth Voices (SYV) programme, (2) determine the skills gained by peer leaders from their participation in SYV and (3) determine whether peer leaders were able to design and implement an action to promote healthy eating and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level
Head, Kathleen C.; Morella, Kristen; Lugo, Michael P.; Key, Janice D. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Associations between school participation in an academic medical center-supported school-based wellness initiative and programmatic components implemented with change in average student body mass index (BMI) over time were examined. Methods: This was an observational study of 103 K-12 South Carolina schools over school years 2014-2018,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Casado-Robles, Carolina; Mayorga-Vega, Daniel; Guijarro-Romero, Santiago; Viciana, Jesús – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The aim of the study was to compare the effect of a Sport Education-based irregular teaching unit on the high-school students' physical activity (PA) during school recess. A sample of 91 adolescents (45 girls) aged 13-16 years old met the exclusion criteria. The six classes were cluster-randomly assigned to the Irregular Sport Education group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Physical Activity Level, Recess Breaks
Shrewsbury, Vanessa A.; Venchiarutti, Rebecca L.; Hardy, Louise L.; Foley, Bridget C.; Bonnefin, Amy; Byth, Karen; Hayes, Alison J.; Flood, Victoria M.; Steinbeck, Katharine S.; Baur, Louise A.; Shah, Smita – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine the impact of a peer-led, school-based programme (Students As LifeStyle Activists; SALSA) on energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) in Grade 8 students, and the cost of implementing the programme. Design: Pre-post test Setting: High schools in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Grade 10 students (15- to 16-year-olds)…
Descriptors: High School Students, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level
