Browsing by Subject "physical education"
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Construct validity of the test of gross motor development: A cross-validation approach
(2002)This study was designed to examine the underlying structure of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) in Ulrich (1985). The TGMD was administered to 644 children who were randomly divided into two groups (calibration ... -
Does Performance Calibration Generalize Across Sport Tasks? A Multiexperiment Study in Physical Education
(2019)Three experiments examined students' calibration in physical education in relation to task characteristics. Participants in the 3 experiments were 388 students. Calibration accuracy and bias were calculated based on students' ... -
The effect of physical activity on anxiety in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021)Background: There is emerging evidence that physical activity can have beneficial effects on anxiety. A comprehensive synthesis of the evidence of the anxiolytic effects of physical activity from randomised controlled ... -
Effective strategies for childhood obesity prevention via school based, family involved interventions: A critical review for the development of the Feel4Diabetes-study school based component
(2020)Background: Although there are many interventions targeting childhood obesity prevention, only few have demonstrated positive results. The current review aimed to gather and evaluate available school-based intervention ... -
The effectiveness of teaching a life skills program in a physical education context
(2006)The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a life skills training program taught as part of physical education lessons. Seventy three, seventh grade students were assigned either in an experimental ... -
The Effects of a Cognitively Challenging Physical Activity Intervention on School Children’s Executive Functions and Motivational Regulations
(2022)This study examined the effects of a physical education intervention consisting of cognitively challenging physical activity games on school children’s executive functions and motivational regulations. Ninety-nine fourth- ... -
The effects of a self-talk intervention on elementary students' motor task performance
(2013)The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of an instructional self-talk intervention on elementary students' (M age = 10.82 years, ±0.72) motor performance in a soccer task. Participants were 45 elementary ... -
Effects of Asynchronous Music on Students' Lesson Satisfaction and Motivation at the Situational Level
(2014)The aim of this study was to examine the effects of asynchronous (background) music on senior students' motivation and lesson satisfaction at the situational level. A counterbalanced mixed-model design was employed with ... -
The effects of self-talk and goal setting on self-regulation of learning a new motor skill in physical education
(2012)This study examined the effects of self-talk and goal setting on self-regulation of learning a dart-throwing skill in physical education. Eighty-five fifth- and sixth-grade students (M age = 11.01, SD = 0.67yrs.) were ... -
The effects of the reciprocal and the self-check styles on pupils' performance in primary physical education
(2011)The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the reciprocal and the self-check teaching styles on pupils' basketball chest pass performance and on related psychosocial variables in a single physical education session. ... -
An enjoyable school-based swimming training programme improves students’ aquaticity
(2020)Aim: The main objectives of this research were to a) examine the test-retest reliability of aquaticity test (study 1), b) investigate the efficacy of ‘swimming lesson’, during the physical education course, in the aquaticity ... -
Examining factors associated with intrinsic motivation in physical education: a qualitative approach
(2003)Objectives. To provide further information regarding factors associated with students' intrinsic motivation in physical education using a qualitative approach. Design and Methods. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted ... -
Health-Promoting Effects of Serial vsIntegrated Combined Strength and Aerobic Training
(2017)Combined strength and aerobic training programs are widely used for improving markers of physical fitness and health. We compared the efficiency of a serial and an integrated combined training program on health and overall ... -
Isokinetic eccentric exercise of quadriceps femoris does not affect running economy
(2008)Vassilis, P, Vassilios, B, Vassilis, M, Athanasios, JZ, Vassilis, T, Christina, K, and Yiannis, K. Isokinetic eccentric exercise of quadriceps femoris does not affect running economy. J Strength Cond Res 22:1222-1227, ... -
Perceptions about exercise and intrinsic motivation of students attending a health-related physical education program
(2003)The present study examined effects of sex, attitude towards physical activity, perceived barriers for participation in physical activity, and students' perception of their parents' participation in physical activity on the ... -
Predictors of school students’ leisure-time physical activity: An extended trans-contextual model using Bayesian path analysis
(2021)The present study aimed to examine effects of motivational and social cognition constructs on children’s leisure-time physical activity participation alongside constructs representing implicit processes using an extended ... -
Predictors of students' intrinsic motivation in school physical education
(2000)The aim of the present study was to examine the relations of students' intrinsic motivation in physical education lessons with factors such as perceived locus of causality, perceived competence and outcome expectancies. ... -
Preliminary psychometric properties of the CFTIndex in Greece: the perspective of physical education
(2015)The promotion of creativity has been proved a necessity in the education process. The research on creativity in physical education though is very limited worldwide and there is a lack of multilingual evaluation instruments. ... -
Promoting physical activity during school closures imposed by the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic: Physical education teachers’ behaviors in france, italy and turkey
(2020)The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reduced physical activity (PA) behaviors of many people. Physical education (PE) is considered one of the privileged instruments to promote youths’ PA. We aimed to investigate the ... -
The relationship between intrinsic motivation and intention towards exercise
(2003)The present study examined the relationship between intrinsic motivation of pupils participating in a health-related intervention in school-based physical education and their intention to participate in exercise in the ...