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Download full textGothenburg School of Education (Sweden). Dept. of Educational Research. – 1973
This research project was designed to investigate gymnastic activities in schools. Its main purpose is to investigate, at lower and middle levels, the objectives and methods of physical education in relation to pupils' physical development and interest in physical exercise at different ages. The measurement part of the project is tentatively…
Descriptors: Exercise (Physiology), Physical Development, Physical Education, Projects
1972
A scale for measuring children's physical development for physical education/recreation base line data evaluation is provided. Twenty-seven physical tasks constitute the scale, with criteria for acceptable performance given for each. The number of trials permitted for each task is also provided. (For related documents, see TM 002 526-531,…
Descriptors: Performance Criteria, Performance Tests, Physical Development, Physical Fitness
Peer reviewedWallace, Asha P. – Journal of School Health, 1977
Descriptors: Physical Development, Physical Examinations, Screening Tests, Special Health Problems
Mayfield, Larry E. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1978
The Milpitas City-School District (California) has developed a year-round physical activity program to introduce first- through fourth-grade children to organized sports. (MJB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Child Development, Physical Development, Primary Education
Peer reviewedDavies, Brenda L. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Personality Studies, Physical Development
Stewart, Kerry J.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1977
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, College Students, Females, Physical Characteristics
Peer reviewedAdrian, Marlene; House, Gale – Strategies, 1987
Six common sporting miscues are examined and analyzed for their meanings and ramifications. The miscues involve accurate basketball and volleyball shots; overarm patterns; volleyball spikes; softball pitching; and basketball defense moves. (CB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Development, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills
Peer reviewedOgundari, J. T. – Adolescence, 1985
Considers the adjustments adolescents must make to deviations, especially those related to physical norms. While some deviations are due to the timing of development, others are a result of genetics and are therefore permanent. Suggests guidelines for parents, teachers and counselors to assist adolescents in making adjustments to deviations. (BH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Emotional Adjustment, Physical Development
Lyons, Kathleen – Human Needs, 1973
Studies show a crucial role for good pre-natal nutrition to prevent any lasting brain damage. (DM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Hunger, Nutrition, Physical Development
Peer reviewedDowty, Nancy – School Review, 1972
The author discusses how the transformation in women's lives brought about by modernization affects the typical cultural response of a women to various aspects of middle age. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Females, Middle Aged Adults
Beyer, Kurt – NASSP Bull, 1970
Descriptors: Athletics, Junior High School Students, Physical Development, Recreational Programs
Murphy, Lois Barclay – Childhood Educ, 1970
Discusses the distinctive problems of the years from 10 to 14 and their relation to education. (DR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Emotional Adjustment, Maturation, Physical Development
Adams, Adran – Res Quart AAHPER, 1969
Descriptors: Mobility, Motion, Muscular Strength, Physical Development
Peer reviewedMcConaghy, Maureen J. – Child Development, 1979
Examines children's understanding of gender permanence and the genital basis of gender as distinct stages in the development of a gender identity. Subjects were 237 Swedish children aged 3 to 10 years. (CM)
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Physical Development
Direct linkSchleich, Jean-Marc; Dillenseger, Jean-Louis; Houyel, Lucile; Almange, Claude; Anderson, Robert H. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
Learning embryology remains difficult, since it requires understanding of many complex phenomena. The temporal evolution of developmental events has classically been illustrated using cartoons, which create difficulty in linking spatial and temporal aspects, such correlation being the keystone of descriptive embryology. We synthesized the…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Cartoons, Pediatrics, Embryology
