Physical Education and Training - Research News and Information

Saturday, July 04, 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 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...

Loss of consciousness and seizure during normobaric hypoxia training.

29 Apr 2009 Loss of consciousness is a symptom with a broad differential diagnosis. Distinguishing between syncope and seizure in a patient with a history of loss of consciousness can be equally difficult as their presentation can be very similar. We present ... Read more...

Exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.

30 Mar 2009 Substantial data have established a sedentary lifestyle as a major modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Increased levels of physical activity, exercise training, and overall cardiorespiratory fitness have provided protection in ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Physical Education and Training'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Physical education teachers' knowledge of type 1 diabetes. 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
• Loss of consciousness and seizure during normobaric hypoxia training. 29 Apr 2009
• Exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. 30 Mar 2009
• Pulmonary barotrauma in divers during emergency free ascent training: review of 124 cases. 30 Mar 2009
• Relation of school environment and policy to adolescent physical activity. 30 Mar 2009
• Dutch obesity intervention in teenagers: effectiveness of a school-based program on body composition and behavior. 30 Mar 2009
• It's all about kids: preventing overweight in elementary school children in Tulsa, OK. 30 Mar 2009
• Effect of school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index in children: a meta-analysis. 29 Mar 2009
• Tackling the epidemic of childhood obesity. 29 Mar 2009
• Determining variables of plyometric training for improving vertical jump height performance: a meta-analysis. 27 Feb 2009
• American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Nutrition and athletic performance. 27 Feb 2009
• Forearm and tibial bone measures of distance- and sprint-trained master cyclists. 27 Feb 2009
• Effects of acute and chronic exercise on disulfide-linked growth hormone variants. 27 Feb 2009
• Trajectories of affective states in adolescent hockey players: turning point and motivational antecedents. 27 Feb 2009
• Training for an event. A carrot to keep you exercising. 27 Feb 2009
• Game-based training in young elite handball players. 4 Feb 2009
• Perceived motivational climate, sportsmanship, and students' attitudes toward physical education classes and teachers. 30 Jan 2009
• Personality traits and students' misbehavior: effects on French physical education teachers' anger response. 30 Jan 2009
• Movement coordination patterns in triple jump training drills. 30 Jan 2009

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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