Download or read book Classroom Teachers Perceptions of Students who Participate in Daily Physical Education written by Dennis Merrill Scruton and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preservice Teachers Perceptions of Daily Physical Activity written by Sarah Tedesco and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.

Download or read book Perceptions and Evaluation of a Physical Activity Program written by Gene A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative case study, conducted in the Midwestern United States, explored the perceptions of teachers at two different elementary schools as they implemented a physical activity program during the school day. The program engaged students in daily physical activity through brief, organized, structured physical exercise. Interviews and classroom observations uncovered six primary themes. There were differences between urban-suburban schools, primary-intermediate grades, gender, teacher participation and enthusiasm, relationships to other lessons, variety in music selections, student leadership, and combining singing or chanting with physical activity. Teacher perceptions and researcher observations reported a positive impact on student motivation, school climate, attitude, self-esteem, and energy for academic tasks. Through these themes a deeper understanding of program implementation was gained, and recommendations for future implementation were created.

Download or read book Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students written by Paul W. Darst and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students, Seventh Edition provides secondary school physical education pre-service teachers everything they need to create exciting and engaging PE programs. Using accessible, everyday language, authors Paul Darst, Robert Pangrazi, Mary Jo Sariscsany, and Timothy Brusseau cover foundational teaching elements as well as current issues in physical education. Updated to reflect important issues facing today's PE teachers, this new edition includes topics such as the effects of overweight on youth, teaching students with different ability ranges, and teaching culturally diverse students. Updated research, recommended readings, and a variety of study tools make this book a comprehensive resource for all teachers of physical education

Download or read book Attitudes and Perceptions toward Physical Education A Study in Secondary School Students written by Rolf Kretschmann and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical education teaching and learning efforts obviously target the student. Like parents, teachers, administrators and any other directly or indirectly involved parties, students do have opinions based on their experience on their respective physical education classes and physical education in general. These opinions, or so-called attitudes, are important to research due to their potential of giving insight to the learner’s perspective, which may also serve as an authentic feedback from the student. This study investigated German secondary school students’ attitudes toward physical education. Results have the intention to reveal what attitudes towards physical education German students have and which factors influence these attitudes. The study sample contained students from the different school types Gymnasium, Realschule, and Haupt-/Werkrealschule. The students were surveyed via questionnaire that was developed based on validated research instruments from prior studies in the field. Data was analyzed integrating independent variables such as students' gender, physical education grade, grade point average, body mass index, socioeconomic status, type of school, citizenship, and the exercise and physical activity behavior of students, their parents and their peers.

Download or read book An Investigation of Elementary Classroom Teachers Perceptions of Their Role in Teaching Physical Education written by Mildred B. Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Implementing Physical Activity Programs Within 6th 7th Grade Classrooms and Their Impacts on Student Classroom Behavior written by Dema Behnam and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Students Amd Teachers Perceptions of Physical Education written by Joshua Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students and teachers have a range of perceptions of Physical Education and how it affects students and their learning. Past research has indicated that Physical Education can influence students&‟ academic results as well as their physical development. This study identified and investigated the perceptions of students and teachers towards Physical Education and its effect on the students and their learning at one school. Through the use of semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, observations and member-checking surveys, students and teachers shared their perceptions of Physical Education. These perceptions show that teachers and students believe that Physical Education has not only physical benefits for students, but that Physical Education can also positively influence students mentally, emotionally and socially. The social aspect of Physical Education is perceived to be either positive or negative for students depending on how the teacher manages the class. Many students and teachers perceived Physical Education to be enjoyable for students and beneficial to their development. Physical Education has the potential to impact students on a spiritual level although the degree to which this occurs is difficult to determine. This study also showed that the way Physical Education is timetabled and taught can have an impact on the way students and teachers perceive this curriculum area.

Download or read book Perceptions of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments on the Importance of Physical Activity and Its Effect on Their Students Academic Success and Social Interactions written by Kathy Jayne Zwald and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 60% of the adult population in the United States is overweight, and obesity has reached epidemic proportions in this country. Childhood obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and the health consequences are reflected in the rising cost of health care. There has also been a significant drop in physical activity across the country and physical education is no longer required in middle schools. The lack of physical activity and issues of weight can compromise the ability of the individual who is blind or visually impaired to maneuver through the environment safely and efficiently. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of itinerant teachers of students with visual impairments about the importance of physical activity for their students with visual impairments and its effect on academic success and social relationship. Data was gathered from 175 teachers of students with visual impairments concerning their perceptions regarding the importance of physical activity and obesity and their relationship with academic success and social relationships. The teachers indicated that physical activity for their students is very important. They described a multitude of barriers that account for a lack of involvement in the general physical education classes in which they were enrolled. Teachers reported on their own personal physical activity levels in relationship to the importance they placed on their students' need to be active. The teachers did not indicate that being overweight was a particular issue with their visually impaired students, but they acknowledged that being overweight and a lack of physical activity create additional barriers for academic success and appropriate social relationships. The teachers also reported that the same barriers in physical education classes and access to recreation activities in the community that have been listed in past research studies were still in existence, and these barriers were also part of their dilemma in creating positive physical activity experiences for their students who are visually impaired. This study validated the necessity of further research to find the effective intervention strategies and programs to increase physical activity of students with visual impairments.

Download or read book Teaching Physical Education written by Jaime M. Schaffer and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Pilot Study of the Promotion of Physical Activity During Recess by Elementary Classroom Teachers written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sample of 102 elementary classroom teachers in one southwest Ohio school district completed a three-page survey assessing their attitudes and behaviors towards the promotion of physical activity among their students during recess. Elementary classroom teachers' physical activity levels, years of experience, and grades taught were compared to their perceptions of the importance of recess, perceptions of barriers and benefits for promoting physical activity during recess, and their behavioral involvement during recess time. Results indicated that teachers perceived physical activity during recess time to be moderately or extremely important. In addition, teachers perceived similar barriers and benefits for promoting physical activity during recess. The leading barrier perceived by teachers was that students were receiving physical activity elsewhere. The top benefits perceived by teachers included physical activity during recess increased students' social connections, increased students' awareness of the importance of lifelong physical activity, and increased students' on-tasks/behaviors in class. A significant finding was that those elementary classroom teachers with higher levels of physical activity (physically active four days or more per week for 30 minutes or longer) had a higher perceived behavioral involvement during recess for promoting physical activity among their students during recess. Recommendations are offered to assist the elementary classroom teachers to develop an intervention program to increase students' physical activity level during recess.

Download or read book Meaningful Physical Education written by Tim Fletcher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines an approach to teaching and learning in physical education that prioritises meaningful experiences for pupils, using case studies to illustrate how practitioners have implemented this approach across international contexts. Prioritising the idea of meaningfulness positions movement as a primary way to enrich the quality of young people’s lives, shifting the focus of physical education programs to better suit the needs of contemporary young learners and resist the utilitarian health-oriented views of physical education that currently predominate in many schools and policy documents. The book draws on the philosophy of physical education to articulate the main rationale for prioritising meaningful experiences, before identifying potential and desired outcomes for participants. It highlights the distinct characteristics of meaningful physical education and its content, and outlines teaching and learning principles and strategies, supported by pedagogical cases that show what meaningful physical education can look like in school-based teaching and in higher education-based teacher education. With an emphasis on good pedagogical practice, this is essential reading for all pre-service and in-service physical education teachers or coaches working in youth sport.

Download or read book Elementary School Teachers Perceptions of the Role of Physical Activity in Schools written by Amanda Millwood Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine and describe elementary school teachers' perceptions of physical activity among children in an urban, Title I, school in Tennessee. Twelve elementary teachers in Second and Third grade were interviewed using a semi-structured interview. The interview protocol was developed to guide participants from broader concepts regarding physical activity to more focused discussions on the use of physical activity during the school day. Data presented examines the perceptions of teachers' overall view of physical activity among children during school hours, the amount of physical activity children engaged in during school hours, the impact of physical activity on children's overall wellbeing and academic performance, and ways physical activity is used as a behavior modifier. Findings suggest that the majority of teachers believed that physical activity was important to the wellbeing of children. Obstacles to increasing physical activity among children while at school included a strict focus on academic instructional requirements that do not afford time for additional activities, the perception that physical activity is not an end-of-year test requirement for children, pressure on teachers to increase standardized test scores as a measure of their performance evaluation, and the perception that physical activity is met simply through time allocated to PE and recess. Perceptions of social and mental benefits of physical activity, as well as, perceived benefits of physical activity for increasing academic performance are discussed.

Download or read book Physical Education Teachers Perceptions of Their Ability to Provide Services for Students with Disabilities written by Kathleen McPeak-Yarasheski and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of the Effects of Single sex and Coeducational Classroom Settings on the Participation and Performance of Students in Practical Physical Education written by Scott Best and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Perceptions of Physical and Health Education Student Teachers about Inclusive Physical Education written by Susanna Cere and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inclusive physical education (IPE) suggests students with disabilities (SwD) participate in general physical education with their peers, with any additional support needed. Previous international research found that physical and health education student teachers' (PHE-STs) beliefs on inclusion were influenced by their perceived competence, academic preparation and experience with people with disabilities, gender and academic year. The purpose of this study was to explore PHE-STs' perceptions about IPE in order to gain a novel understanding of IPE. The central research question of this study was: What do PHE-STs perceive about IPE during university teacher training? This qualitative case study consisted of semi-structured interviews with six female and three male fourth-year and recently graduated PHE-STs. Each interview was audio-recorded so data could be transcribed verbatim for a thematic analysis to be conducted. The following five themes emerged through the data analysis: "The physical and health education teacher education program (PHETE)", "Field experiences", "Experiences with people with disabilities", "Perceptions about students with disabilities", and "Perspectives about inclusive physical education". PHE-STs discussed the impact of their field experiences (FEs), the PHETE program, and their prior experiences with SwD outside of the PHETE program on their perceptions about inclusion. Some findings that were unique to this study included participants' experience with their co-operating teacher on their FEs, ability to identify SwD on their FEs, and use of teaching techniques when instructing SwD. This study adds to the research literature because the exploration of PHE-STs' lived experiences and perceptions about IPE helped to identify gaps in current IPE practices and develop new perspectives about IPE. Future research directions are provided at the conclusion of the thesis." --