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Amy Spears; John-Doe Dordzro – International Journal of Music Education, 2024
In this qualitative study, we share the musical experiences of seven Ghanaian university music students who primarily play a brass instrument in a university band. The purpose of this study is to illuminate these students' musical experiences during their pre-tertiary years to better understand what those experiences were and how they impacted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, College Students, Musical Instruments
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Mine Gul; Canan G. Eskiyecek – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2024
The aim of this study is to determine the 7-day exercise and physical activity levels of physically disabled athletes located in all geographical regions of Turkey and to examine the factors affecting this. The Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with a Physical Disability was applied as an online survey. The study group consisted of 224…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Physical Disabilities, Physical Activity Level
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Rion J. Wendland; Kristan S. Worthington – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2024
Improv activities have been shown to increase student engagement, enjoyment, and confidence in higher education classrooms. However, there are few examples of STEM courses designed with dedicated and repeated time allotted to improv activities. We sought to determine the effects of scheduled improv activities on engagement and learning in an…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement, Adjustment (to Environment)
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Justin A. Haegele; Fenghua Sun; Chunxiao Li; Kwok Ng; Jihyun Lee; Stefanie Hwee Chee Ang; Maria Luiza Tanure Alves; Hannah Yang; Yandan Wu; Jernice Sing Yee Tan; Pauli Rintala; Wendy Yajun Huang; Sean Healy; Isabella dos Santos Alves; Andre Lisandro Schliemann; Hyokju Maeng; Eija Karna; Ding Ding – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This cross-sectional observational study sought to examine the environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-time among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents of youth with ASD (n = 1,165) from seven countries/regions provided responses to an online survey form measuring environmental correlates (i.e., physical activity…
Descriptors: Youth, Parents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Physical Activity Level
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Alexander C. Romney; Christopher J. Hartwell; Jake T. Harrison; Mitchell Pound – Management Teaching Review, 2024
We present a case-based role-play exercise that effectively simulates a crisis students must manage. In the exercise, a farm equipment manufacturing company has decided to redirect its product line, and this change requires laying off a significant portion of its workforce. Students must grapple with the fact that a local news report will be…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Learning Activities, Business Administration Education, Class Activities
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Mohtasham Ghaffari; Bita Sadeghi; Sara Dadipoor; Ali Safari-Moradabadi – Health Education Research, 2024
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on the transtheoretical model aimed at increasing physical activity (PA) participation among female employees in Bandar Abbas city (Iran) healthcare centers in December 2017 and August 2018. Using a semi-experimental interventional study design with a randomized and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Females, Employees, Allied Health Personnel
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Mansha Mirza; Jasmine P. Brown-Hollie; Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar; Deborah Parra-Medina; Sarah Camillone; Weiwen Zeng; Estefania Garcia-Gomez; Nazanin Heydarian; Sandy Magaña – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This systematic review evaluated interventions and relevant outcomes for health promotion and obesity prevention among children and adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD). Twenty-one studies including randomized control trials (n= 9) and quasi-experimental studies (n=12) published between 2010 and 2021 met inclusion criteria related to…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Obesity, Prevention, Intervention
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June O'Sullivan; Saudaa Nadat; Leila Roberts – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This paper describes how eight London nurseries examined whether better use of bicycles would strengthen children's physical activity as a step to reducing child obesity. The nurseries are part of a social enterprise which offers one-third of the 4200 nursery places to children from poor and disadvantaged families/communities where rates of child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Obesity, Child Health
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Mi An; Reia Tanaka; Naho Hirota; Takehiro Sasai; Hideki Takahashi; Yuuya Ogawa; Shizuko Horai; Mayumi Inoue; Randeep Rakwal; Toshihiro Kato – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Purpose: Adapted physical activity (APA) provides children and youth with disabilities more opportunities to be physically active. Nevertheless, it is not well known how APA implementation in different services has benefited them. This study reviews the existing literature on APA interventions to identify characteristics and program descriptions,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Disabilities, Children
William Librera – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Identifying methods of increasing student achievement is a focus of school administrators. The problem was there was a need for academic performance data for suburban public high school students in New Jersey that identify the difference of involvement in extra and co-curricular participation on student academic performance. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Suburban Schools, Public Schools, High School Students
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Devinder K. Yadav; Dinesh Bhatia – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2024
Validation of ideas are of paramount importance in STEM fields. Learning and converting ideas into practical application is the main purpose of technical education. Aviation is a highly safety sensitive field where confusion and mistakes are not acceptable. This brings serious challenges for academia that provides higher education in this field. A…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Aviation Education, Reflection, Foreign Countries
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Linda Gilmore; Karen A. Sullivan; Brenda Hughes – Australian Journal of Education, 2024
Although the value of physical activity for physical and mental health is well accepted, benefits for learning are less clear. Research about the incorporation of physical activity in teaching practice and the benefits teachers perceive for student learning and behaviour is sparse. In the current study, Australian teachers (n = 222) completed an…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Lindsay Renee Dresang – HAPS Educator, 2024
What happens when an individual spinal nerve is damaged or severed? The loss of function upon nerve damage is a straightforward concept to understand. But what if that spinal nerve contributes to the brachial plexus? The brachial plexus can be an intimidating structure for students, but this structure is also rich in regional anatomy connotations…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Difficulty Level, Undergraduate Students, Human Body
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Roche Allred, Zahilyn D.; Farias, Anthony J.; Kararo, Alex T.; Parent, Kristin N.; Matz, Rebecca L.; Underwood, Sonia M. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Students tend to think of their science courses as isolated and unrelated to each other, making it difficult for them to see connections across disciplines. In addition, many existing science assessments target rote memorization and algorithmic problem-solving skills. Here, we describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of an activity…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Genetics, Learning Activities
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Mandy Kirkham – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2024
Tossing is one of the easier manipulative skills to develop and is a fun skill to teach. All students can feel successful and there are so many different activities to do when teaching tossing. This article presents some basic cues and 10 tossing stations to make teaching and learning this skill extra fun.
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Education, Learning Activities, Skill Development
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