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Elementary classroom teachers as movement educators
\"Physical activity does not start and end in the gymnasium during the school day. It happens all around, every day to make the best lifelong learners. Elementary Classroom Teachers as Movement Educators discusses how teachers can incorporate movement into their daily lessons to help students better learn and engage in a healthy lifestyle. This updated fourth edition continues to cover the traditional physical education content including motor learning and development, exercise physiology, curriculum, safety, and pedagogy in an in-depth way that is meaningful to the classroom teacher. In addition, the book emphasizes motivating children to be active, teaching activity to children with special needs, and integrating subject content and physical activity in the classroom\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Preschoolers and Kindergartners Moving and Learning
A physical education curriculum for everyone who works with preschoolers and kindergarteners and understands the critical role of movement.
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Mastering primary physical education
\"An accessible guide on how to best teach the new primary curriculum programme of study for primary physical education\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Primary PE : unlocking the potential
This book aims to address some of the aspects of primary physical education about which there is currently a dearth of high quality texts. It arises from several contextual elements that create a need for something a little different from books currently on offer. Most of these offer guidance on content and teaching skills across the activities of the National Curriculum together with supplementary information about key issues and processes, for example, assessing pupils or including those with special needs. This proposal focuses on learning about primary PE and its potential to contribute not only as a discrete curriculum subject but also across the whole curriculum and to some of the many strategies and initiatives that have been set up to enhance primary practice and achievement. Topics have been selected as the focus for the chapters in this book not only for their current significance within strategies and initiatives, but for their potential to contribute to the enhancement of the curriculum in the longer term, and particularly in the context of the recommendations of the Rose review and the imminent revisions to the primary national curriculum.
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The Spectrum of Teaching Styles in Physical Education
This is the first in-depth, practice-focused book to explain 'spectrum theory' and its application in physical education and sports coaching. Spectrum theory identifies 11 distinct teaching styles, with decision making as a central characteristic, and allows teachers to select age and developmentally appropriate styles across social, physical, ethical, emotional and cognitive channels. The book brings together leading thinkers in spectrum theory, to demonstrate how it can be applied to improve teaching and learning in PE and coaching.
Drawing on real-world research in schools and universities, the book considers the history of spectrum theory, and examines its significance across important areas such as physical education teacher education, sport pedagogy, teacher development, models such as Games Sense and Teaching Games for Understanding, skill acquisition and student learning and perception. Every chapter highlights the practical implications of research in real-world settings and considers how spectrum theory can enhance learning experiences.
This book is invaluable reading for all pre-service and in-service school physical education teachers, sports coaches, school pedagogical leaders and college lecturers.
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Research on the capability, opportunity, and motivation of schools to conduct physical activities in China: a cross-group validation
Background
Insufficient physical activity among adolescents is a major global public health concern, and schools are considered key venues for promoting physical activity. Teachers play a crucial role in the implementation of policies. This study adapted and validated the COM-PASS scale, based on the COM-B model, to assess its reliability and validity in the Chinese context.
Methods
This study validates the appropriateness of the COM-PASS scale based on the COM-B model, assessing its reliability and validity within the Chinese cultural context. A three-phase design was employed: (1) A Delphi method involving three rounds of surveys with 15 experts to refine the questionnaire's relevance and validity; (2) Cognitive interviews with 10 primary and secondary school teachers to evaluate item comprehensibility; (3) Confirmatory factor analysis of 4,033 questionnaires across China's seven major administrative regions to verify structural validity and internal consistency.
Results
The CFA results showed that the three-factor model fit well (χ
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= 3179.436, df = 518, CFI = 0.964, TLI = 0.956, RMSEA = 0.036), with factor loadings for all items exceeding 0.750. The Cronbach's α coefficients for the three dimensions were 0.957, 0.947, and 0.965, respectively. Path coefficient tests indicated strong explanatory power of the latent variables on the observed variables (standardized path coefficients ranged from 0.781 to 0.951). Cross-group validation demonstrated the scale's stability and applicability across different administrative regions in China.
Conclusion
The Chinese version of the COM-PASS scale has shown good reliability and validity among the population of Chinese primary and secondary school teachers, and it can effectively assess main factors affecting the development of school physical education activities. The results provide a targeted scientific basis for optimizing school physical education policies, addressing regional resource differences, and teacher training strategies. The scale demonstrates strong cultural applicability and provides practical guidance for enhancing the 'Double Reduction' policy and advancing school-based physical education activities across China.
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Associations between class-level factors and student physical activity during physical education lessons in China
Background
The purpose of this study is to explore the association between class-level factors, such as lesson start time, class size, lesson location, PE content, and PE context, and student engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during PE lessons in both elementary and middle schools.
Methods
A total of 284 PE lessons from ten schools in Shanghai, Eastern China, were included in the study. Students’ MVPA during PE lessons was recorded using accelerometry, and lesson context was evaluated using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT). Mixed linear regression analysis was applied to assess the association between class-level factors and MVPA during elementary and middle school PE lessons.
Results
Students in elementary school spent 40.3 ± 8.1% of PE lesson time in MVPA, while middle school students spent 40.5 ± 7.1%. Significant relationships were found between MVPA and class-level factors like lesson location, PE content, and PE context. Specifically, elementary school students recorded a higher percentage of MVPA during lessons with team games, individual games, individual activities, and more time spent on skill practice and game play context. In middle schools, higher MVPA was connected to outdoor lessons, a focus on individual games, and more time devoted to fitness context.
Conclusions
Class-level factors may affect students’ MVPA differently depending on the school level, and these modifiable factors should be targeted to increase MVPA time in elementary and middle school PE classes. Future studies should investigate ways to modify these factors, strategically plan lesson time across different contexts, and optimizing PE content to boost MVPA in PE lessons.
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Translation and validation of the Canadian assessment of physical literacy-2 in a Danish sample
Background
The aim of this study was to translate the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, second edition (CAPL-2) into Danish language, adapt it to Danish context and to test the measurement properties on a sample of Danish school children.
Methods
The CAPL-2 measurement tool was translated into Danish language and adapted for the Danish context. This Danish version of the CAPL-2 was then tested on 891 Danish school children from 50 classes in 12 different schools.
Results
Confirmatory factor analysis using the four-factor model, as suggested by the CAPL-2 original developers, showed an acceptable model fit for the Danish version (CFI = .973; TLI = .957; RMSEA = 0.040 (90% CI 0.033–0.054); SRMR = 0.040). Positive significant correlations between the domains were found. The domains as well as the total CAPL-2 score were found to be positively associated with physical education teachers’ assessment of their pupil’s in four central aspects of PL (i.e. enjoyment, confidence, motor skills, and diversity) indicating predictive validity. High internal consistency of the instrument used to measure motivation and confidence domain were found.
Conclusion
The translated and context-adapted Danish version of CAPL-2 is a valid and reliable measurement tool ready to use in Danish research studies.
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