Physical Education and Training - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Using cluster analysis to examine the combinations of motivation regulations of physical education students.

30 May 2009 According to self-determination theory, motivation is multidimensional, with motivation regulations lying along a continuum of self-determination (Ryan & Deci, 2007). Accounting for the different types of motivation in physical activity research ... Read more...

Preliminary validation in Spanish of a scale designed to measure motivation in physical education classes: the Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) Scale.

29 Apr 2009 The purpose of this paper was to validate the Spanish version of the Perceived Locus of Causality Scale (PLOC; Goudas, Biddle, & Fox, 1994). To achieve this, two studies with samples of 1535 and 400 physical education students, of ages 12 to 17 ... Read more...

Physical activity during the school day in public primary schools in Mexico City.

27 Feb 2009 OBJECTIVE: To quantify the physical activity (PA) of students and describe the school environment surrounding PA. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between November 2005 and March 2006, in Mexico City, we conducted quantitative and qualitative observations to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Physical Education and Training - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Using cluster analysis to examine the combinations of motivation regulations of physical education students. 30 May 2009
• Preliminary validation in Spanish of a scale designed to measure motivation in physical education classes: the Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) Scale. 29 Apr 2009
• Physical activity during the school day in public primary schools in Mexico City. 27 Feb 2009
• Physical activity levels of school-age children with congenital heart disease in Taiwan. 12 Jan 2009
• [The knowledge about gamma-hydroxybutyric acid as by students of Physical Education Academy] 30 Dec 2008
• School opportunities and physical activity frequency in nine year old children. 30 Dec 2008
• Rates of physical activity among Appalachian adolescents in Ohio. 30 Dec 2008
• In-school and out-of-school physical activity in primary and secondary school children. 30 Oct 2008
• Perceived competence and enjoyment in predicting students' physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness. 29 Sep 2008
• Achievement in physical education and self-concept of Greek students in grades 5 and 6. 30 Jul 2008
• Physical activity among adolescents and barriers to delivering physical education in Cornwall and Lancashire, UK: a qualitative study of heads of PE and heads of schools. 30 Jul 2008
• Prevalence and correlates of physical fitness testing in U.S. schools--2000. 30 May 2008
• Physical activity and emotional problems amongst adolescents : a longitudinal study. 24 Apr 2008
• Internal imagery training in active high jumpers. 30 Mar 2008
• [Bronchial asthma and sport. State of knowledge on bronchial asthma of primary physical education teachers in Schleswig-Holstein] 9 Feb 2008
• Spatial ability in secondary school students: intra-sex differences based on self-selection for physical education. 4 Feb 2008
• Quantifying continuous exercise using the ratio of work completed to endurance limit associated with exercise-induced delayed-onset muscle soreness. 30 Jan 2008
• Validity study of the Moral Judgment Test in Physical Education: development and preliminary validation. 30 Jan 2008
• [Evaluation of the way of nutrition of the physical education students during summer sports camp] 30 Dec 2007
• Adolescent physical activities as predictors of young adult weight. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Physical Education and Training'

Definition: Instructional programs in the care and development of the body, often in schools. The concept does not include prescribed exercises, which is EXERCISE THERAPY.

Descriptor UI: D010806

Alternative terms: Physical Education and Training; Physical Education, Training; Physical Education; Education, Physical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.233.543;

Technical Notes: "instructional" & "often in schools": differentiate from EXERCISE (see MeSH definition there), from GYMNASTICS (see note there) & from EXERCISE THERAPY (prescribed exercise & physical activity); DF: PHYS ED or PHYSICAL EDUC or PHYSICAL EDUCATION