Because of a shortage of physical exercise, concerns about adolescents have recently been raised in Taiwan. In educational environments where student exercise has been limited by scheduling constraints and the lack of physical exercise has become a vital problem, "learning while exercising" may be part of a possible solution. This study…

This paper reports on a study designed to investigate (a) whether peer review is an effective pedagogical activity with adult Chinese students in the teaching of second language (L2) academic writing and (b) how factors such as perceptions of the influence of peer reviewers' L2 proficiency, previous experience with peer review, feedback…

Turnout is a vital element of many dance techniques. Aesthetically, turnout is used to fulfill artistic goals related to body line and design. Mechanically, it increases the potential range of movement in certain leg gestures and facilitates movements sideways through space. Turnout involves external rotation of the femur along its long axis in…

This monograph presents descriptions of various exercises and athletic activities with a kinesiological and biomechanical analysis of the muscle systems involved. It is intended as examples of laboratory activities and projects in a college course in kinesiology. A listing of the required laboratory exercises precedes the examples. Specific…

This article focuses on cardio-kickboxing, one of the hottest fitness trends sweeping the nation's fitness centers. The activity moves beyond the basics of kickboxing and provides participants with skills and techniques that help to enhance form, speed, power, and balance. Cardio-kickboxing is fun because it deviates from more conventional…

Students often attain memorable experiences from cadaver dissections through reflective writing. For many, facing a dissection for the first time elicits a wide range of emotions. These may include thoughts of their own mortality to the sheer admiration of knowing that someone cared enough to help others learn about the body, even in death. Poems…

This article discusses conditioning courses at colleges and the various teaching methods possible. (JA)

Illustrates how writing exercises involving epitaphs may be used to teach brevity, restraint, and lucidity. (DD)

The objectives of teaching composition are examined and the need for students to participate actively in the learning process is emphasized. (MM)

Offers four reasons for using the case approach in introductory technical writing courses and a sequence of six cases that can be used. (RL)

Offers a method for teaching penmanship whereby the different strokes of a penmanship exercise are used to illustrate the action in a story. Presents some story lines and shows how they may be adapted to imaginative penmanship drills that will hold the children's interest. (HTH)

Suggests the value to modern students of paraphrasing and describes exercises in paraphrasing. (DD)