Dudley Allen Sargent, M.D. (1849-1924) was selected as the person whose life in physical education would best exemplify the theme of the three Cs--commitment, cooperation, and communication. Sargent demonstrated a life-long commitment to two purposes: to prepare those to teach physical education to others and to promote exercises for all people…

Thirty five volunteer college women were divided into three groups to determine if heart rate could be conditioned instrumentally and lowered during exercise stress on the treadmill. The three groups were a) experimental group I, 15 subjects who received instrumental conditioning with visual feedback; b) instrumental group II, 9 subjects who…

This paper compares the methods for prescribing exercise according to various contemporary authorities. The programs are compared as to their goals, the testing modalities and physiological parameters used for prescription of the initial training session, and the methods and the progression of training. Regarding goals, there is a general…

This report contains articles on research in kinesiology, the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement. Research on sequential timing, somatotype methodology, and linear measurement with cinematographical analysis are presented in the first section. Studies of the hip extensor muscles, kinetic energy, and…

This study investigated the possible differences in motor performance between 6- to 9-year-old boys and girls. Forty-eight test items which measured muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurace, power, speed, agility, flexibility, and balance were administered to 238 boys and 183 girls. The t ratio indicated that boys were…

This manual for teaching western riding is divided into two parts. Part one is composed of discussions of general aspects of riding instruction. Included are discussions of the basic goals of riding, characteristics of a basic position, styles of holding reins, standing position, and elementary control. Part two is composed of 20 suggested lesson…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade four. SUBJECT MATTER: Health education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: This illustrated guide is divided into five "strands" or topics and a bibliography. The five strands are as follows: Physical Health; Sociological Health Problems; Mental Health; Environmental and Community Health; and Education for Survival. For…

This dissertation presents an approach to composition teaching based upon language play. The study is aimed especially at an audience of composition teachers; but, because of its emphasis on literature as a model for all language play, the study contains much material which should be of interest to teachers of literature and those generally…

The results of this study revealed that a gymnast performing the same routine is at a significant advantage if he is judged as the fourth competitor for his team rather than the first competitor and that regional differences existed among the scores awarded by gymnastics judges. (RC)

Effects of cardiac output and lactate accumulation in exercised muscles was studied. (MM)

Discusses in cost/benefit terms an approach to teaching the sociology of religion which involves students in writing their religious autobiographies. Considers the nature of the assignment, level of methodological sophistication, difficulties in grading, and justification of the exercise. Concludes that the biographical approach has wide…

A fifth grader wanted to know what he had to do to get all his ideas the way he wanted them in his story writing "and" have the spelling, punctuation and quotation marks correctly styled. His teacher encouraged him to think about writing as a process and provided the student with three steps as guidelines for effective writing. (Author/RK)

Circus arts activities enhance flexibility, strength, balance, body coordination, locomotor skills, and creativity. (MM)

Suggests grammatical problem solving, grammatical worksheets, and grammatical poetry as ways of helping students acquire grammatical fluency. (DD)

Just as spoken language is intended to be heard by an audience, written language aims to be read by an audience. In helping kids learn to write, teachers have ignored this crucial fact. The article discusses how a high school English teacher on the Navajo Indian Reservation got the students to do poetry and other creative writing. (Author/NQ)