The Relationship between Teaching Experience, Exercise Habit, Health Related Fitness, Bone Density and Arterial Stiffness of Korean Female Teachers

Purpose:To examine the relationship between the South Carolina middle school physical education assessment results and the school characteristics. In addition, the relationship between teacher training attendance and student achievement were determined.Method:Student performance on four physical education indicators in 63 middle schools (and 116 teachers) were reported to the South Carolina Physical Education Assessment Program. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine the relationships between school characteristics as predictors of the performance indicator. ANOVAs were conducted to determine the relationship to teacher training and the performance indicators.Results:Statewide averages of student performance indicated that slightly over 50% of middle school students were rated as competent in all physical education indicators except health-related fitness (31.2%). The variability was high among all indicators. The correlations between the poverty index and the physical education indicators were significant and low. Teachers who attended data collection training sessions scored higher on all performance indicators, particularly health-related fitness knowledge. Teachers who attended professional development had significantly higher scores on motor skills, health-related fitness knowledge, and the overall weighted scores and approached significance on the health-related fitness performance.Discussion/Conclusion:This study suggests that teachers and the programs they deliver have a greater impact on student learning than do school characteristics. Teacher training and professional development is warranted. Most compelling is that the results of this study provide a strong argument against the practice of using student scores from other academic content areas to evaluate teacher effectiveness in physical education.

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The relationship between motor competence and health-related fitness in children and adolescents

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0179993 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. e0179993 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Carlos Luz ◽

Luís P. Rodrigues ◽

An De Meester ◽

Rita Cordovil

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Motor Competence ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Related Fitness

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Childhood Depressive Symptoms, Physical Activity and Health Related Fitness

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.25.4.419 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 419-439 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Lois Michaud Tomson ◽

Robert P. Pangrazi ◽

Glenn Friedman ◽

Ned Hutchison

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Relative Risk ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Physically Active ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Health Related ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Related Fitness

While research has confirmed a negative relationship between adult depression and physical activity, there is little evidence for children. This study examined the relationship of being classified as physically active or inactive by a parent or a teacher to depressive symptoms in children 8 to 12 years of age (N = 933). It also assessed the relationship of playing sports outside of school, and of meeting health related fitness standards, to symptoms of depression. Relative risk of depressive symptoms for inactive classification was 2.8 to 3.4 times higher than it was for active, 1.3 to 2.4 times higher for children not playing sports outside of school, and 1.5 to 4.0 times higher for those not meeting health related fitness goals.

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Health-Related Fitness and Physical Education Teachers’ Content Knowledge

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.26.1.3 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 3-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Darla Castelli ◽

Lori Williams

Keyword(s):

South Carolina ◽

Physical Education ◽

Teacher Development ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

National Standards ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Education Assessment ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Related Fitness

This study examined what teachers know about health-related fitness (HRF) and how confident they are in their knowledge. Seventy-three middle school physical education teachers completed a 3-part cognitive HRF test and a self-efficacy questionnaire that required responses to statements about how confident they were in passing a HRF knowledge test. Results indicated that teachers were very confident in their knowledge of HRF; however, their actual HRF test scores did not meet the standard of achievement expected of a ninth-grade student as assessed by the South Carolina Physical Education Assessment Program. Further investigation of the influence of teacher characteristics related to HRF knowledge revealed that age and years of teaching experience significantly related to self-efficacy but not to HRF knowledge. This study implies that targeted teacher development is a necessary part of attaining and maintaining HRF knowledge required to teach to state and national standards.

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Contribution of Organized Sport Participation to Health-Related Fitness in Adolescents

Global Pediatric Health ◽

10.1177/2333794x19884191 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 2333794X1988419 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carolina C. Carlisle ◽

R. Glenn Weaver ◽

David F. Stodden ◽

Maria Teresa Cattuzzo

Keyword(s):

Sport Participation ◽

Fitness Components ◽

Organized Sport ◽

Cardiovascular Endurance ◽

Promising Strategy ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Body Mass Index Data ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Related Fitness

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organized sport (OS) participation and health-related fitness (HRF) in adolescents. A total of 320 adolescents (176 boys) aged between 10 and 16 years reported their engagement in OS and were assessed on 5 components of HRF (cardiovascular endurance, push-ups, curl-ups, flexibility, and body mass index). Data on OS participation frequency and duration were collected through a self-reported questionnaire. Adolescents were stratified by OS participation (engaged, n = 113; nonengaged, n = 220; 55% boys). Nonparametric quantile regression models were used to estimate the differences in HRF by participation group. Less than 30% of the participants reported they were regularly engaged in OS. Frequency of participation ranged from 2 to 5 days per week (median = 2; SD = 3), and duration of participation ranged from 45 to 180 minutes per week (median = 81.7; SD = 32.4). Adolescents who participated in OS displayed better cardiovascular endurance (+4.1 laps completed), with no statistically significant difference detected on any other HRF component. Our results highlight engagement in OS as a promising strategy for achieving cardiovascular endurance. Engagement in OS alone does not seem to be sufficient to enhance fitness components other than cardiovascular endurance.

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The relationship between calcium kidney stones, arterial stiffness and bone density: unraveling the stone-bone-vessel liaison

Journal of Nephrology ◽

10.1007/s40620-014-0146-0 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 549-555 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Antonia Fabris ◽

Pietro Manuel Ferraro ◽

Gabriele Comellato ◽

Chiara Caletti ◽

Francesco Fantin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bone Density ◽

Arterial Stiffness ◽

Kidney Stones ◽

The Relationship

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The relationship among physical activity, motor competence and health-related fitness in 14-year-old adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ◽

10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00847.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 655-663 ◽

Cited By ~ 111

Author(s):

B. Hands ◽

D. Larkin ◽

H. Parker ◽

L. Straker ◽

M. Perry

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Motor Competence ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Related Fitness

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Relationships Among Middle School Students’ Expectancy Beliefs, Task Values, and Health-Related Fitness Performance

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.2016-0073 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 40-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Han Chen ◽

Haichun Sun ◽

Jun Dai ◽

Michael Griffin

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Eighth Graders ◽

Healthy Weight ◽

School Students ◽

Expectancy Value ◽

Task Values ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Related Fitness ◽

Fitness Levels

Purpose:The purpose of the study was to identify gender and body weight differences in Chinese adolescents’ perceived expectancy value (EV) motivation in their physical education (PE) class. The study also explored the relationship between EV and adolescents’ health-related fitness performances.Method:A group of seventh and eighth graders (N = 224) from China were measured on EV toward PE as well as health-related fitness levels. A two-way MANOVA test was used to examine gender and body weight differences in EV motivations. Several two-step hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between EV motivation and various fitness performances while controlling for the effects of gender and body weight.Results:Boys had higher expectancy beliefs and perceived their PE class as more interesting, useful, and important than girls did. Compared with overweight/obese students, students in the healthy weight group reported higher expectancy beliefs. When the effects of gender and body weight were accounted for, expectancy beliefs were the only reliable predictor influencing adolescents’ cardiorespiratory as well as muscular strength/endurance fitness levels.Discussion/Conclusion:Physical educators should use various teaching strategies to enhance students’ expectancy beliefs and task values. This is especially important for female students and overweight/obese students.

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