Perceptions of Childhood Obesity of Undergraduate Students in Physical Education

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1251-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Savage
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Weight Reduction ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
College Courses ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Reduction Strategies

A sample ( N = 200) of undergraduate students in physical education from 12 universities in a midwestern state was sent the 1990 Price questionnaire; 178 responded (89%). 96% of the respondents indicated that normal weight is very important in children, 88% agreed that physical education teachers should play major roles in treating childhood obesity. 92% believed their college courses prepared them to administer exercise programs to help children reduce weight, and 70% supported school-based weight-reduction strategies. Over-all, the students seemed to want to help eliminate childhood obesity and indicated they should become significantly involved in school programs designed to achieve this goal.

scholarly journals How trainee physical education teachers in England write, use and evaluate lesson plans

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 964-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Capel ◽  
Sophy Bassett ◽  
Julia Lawrence ◽  
Angela Newton ◽  
Paula Zwozdiak-Myers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Lesson Planning ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Initial Teacher Training ◽  
School Based ◽  
Limited Choice ◽  
Insight Into

Traditionally, all physical education initial teacher training (PEITT) courses in England, and in many other countries, require trainee teachers to complete detailed lesson plans for each lesson they teach in their school-based practicum and then to evaluate those lessons. However, there has been a limited amount of research on lesson planning in PEITT generally or in England specifically. The purpose of this study therefore was to gain an initial insight into how trainee physical education teachers write, use and evaluate lesson plans. Two-hundred-and-eighty-nine physical education trainees in England completed a questionnaire about lesson planning after finishing a block school-based practicum. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for the limited-choice questions on the questionnaires and open-ended questions were analysed using thematic analysis. Results showed mixed responses, with no one method followed by all trainees. Some trainees stated they planned and/or evaluated lessons as taught. Some stated they completed the plan and/or evaluation proforma to ‘tick a box’. The highest percentage of trainees stated it took between half an hour and one-and-a-half hours to plan each lesson. Although most trainees stated they found the plan useful in the lesson, others stated they found it too detailed to use. Some stated they did not deviate from the plan in the lesson, whereas others adapted the plan. The majority of trainees stated that evaluation enabled them to see if objectives had been achieved. Results are discussed in relation to teaching trainees how to plan lessons in PEITT in England.

scholarly journals UMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE ENSINO DO FUTEBOL NO CURRÍCULO DE LICENCIATURA EM EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA - EXPERIÊNCIA Nº 2

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
Vicente Molina Neto
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Specific Element ◽  
The Public

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de uma investigação de natureza qualitativa realizada em aulas de educação física em escolas públicas da cidade de Porto Alegre—RS. O propósito do estudo foi examinar a relação entre a produção de conhecimento e 3 prática profissional de futuros professores de educação física. A pesquisa enfocou o ensino de um elemento específico da cultura física brasileira (futebol) a estudantes de 5a a 8a série, durante o período de um semestre acadêmico, por 11 estudantes em fase de conclusão de curso, da Escola de Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul.  This work presents the results of a qualitative investigation carried out in physical education classes in the public schools of the city of Porto Alegre -RS. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the production of knowledge in physical education and the professional practice of future physical education teachers. The research focused on the teaching of a specific element of the Brazilian physical culture (soccer) to students of 5th to 8th grades during a period of an academic term by 11 final year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Physical Education of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Rozvoj tvorivosti študentov učiteľstva telesnej výchovy

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Jarmila Novotná ◽  
Miroslava Lapšanská ◽  
Miroslav Fašianok ◽  
Karin Bugalova
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Personality Profile ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Application Program ◽  
Creative Abilities ◽  
Experimental Group

This article presents application program „Harmony in the preparation of undergraduate students of physical education teachers“. Th e  experiment  verifies the effects of this program on development of creativity of future teachers. Based on tests of creativity, to capture the scale of interpersonal relationships and the questionnaire revealed positive changes in the development of creative abilities of students in the experimental group interpersonal relations, climate, attitudes and personality profile.

Evaluating Effectiveness of an Infusion Learning Model on Attitudes of Physical Education Majors

2005 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Goyakla Apache ◽  
Terry Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Attitudes Toward Teaching ◽  
Physical Education Majors ◽  
Significant Positive Change

The purpose was to evaluate the effect of an infusion curriculum model on attitudes of physical education majors toward teaching students with disabilities. 91 undergraduate students (61 men, 30 women) matriculating through the core curriculum of physical education teachers were exposed to the infusion curriculum as part of each course during one academic year. Attitudes were assessed pre- (Fall) and posttest (Spring) on the Physical Educator's Attitude Toward Teaching Individuals with Disabilities III. Analysis indicated a significant positive change in attitudes toward teaching students with disabilities. Findings suggest, when exposed to issues of disability by infusion into course content, these students self-reported they would have increased confidence in teaching and an appreciation when teaching students with disabilities. An independent validation of this change would be valuable.

Girls’ Experiences in Physical Education: Competition, Evaluation, & Degradation

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl van Daalen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Female Friendship ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
School Based ◽  
Athletic Ability ◽  
Opt Out

School nurses are often asked to participate in the health component of many physical education (PE) programs in schools. With this opportunity comes an ability to invite a model of physical education that enables physical, mental, and relational health. A pilot study was initiated to explore why girls’ enrollment in physical education was dwindling once the compulsory credits were achieved. What emerged was the reality that for many girls, physical education was a source of constant shaming regarding their athletic ability and eventually themselves. Forced competition, degrading evaluation, and sexuality- and size-related harassment by both peers and teachers led the participants in this study to opt out of any further physical education classes. Within school-based physical education exists an opportunity to promote the health of adolescent women. School nurses, in partnership with physical education teachers and girls, can construct a model of physical education that is neither based on competition nor athletic ability, but rather on building a positive self-esteem and a positive relationship with one’s body. This model would be rooted in participation, fun, and female friendship.

Elementary Physical Education Teachers' Perceptions of Childhood Obesity

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Price ◽  
Sharon M. Desmond ◽  
Elizabeth S. Ruppert
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Elementary Physical Education

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a School-Based Outdoor Education Curriculum and Online Learning Environment among Prospective Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Erhun Tekakpınar ◽  
Murat Tezer
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Subsequent Performance ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Outdoor Sports ◽  
School Based

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum developed for prospective physical education teachers to learn an outdoor sports course, using both the school-based outdoor education approach and online learning. The research design involved a mixed method that used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Since qualitative data were collected in order to support quantitative data, the researchers applied a sequential–descriptive pattern of mixed methods. As a result of the research, the achievement of the outdoor sports lesson and the ability of doing outdoor sports were improved among prospective teachers using both the school-based outdoor education and online learning physical education approaches. The prospective teachers stated that they learned the subjects better by doing, and that they were more motivated to improve their subsequent performance after watching the recorded activities and performances on the learning management system. The prospective teachers generally expressed the positive opinion that the course was helpful for passing the final exam or other evaluations, and that the teaching activities were motivational.

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