Prospects for the introduction of a variable module "cycling" in the curriculum of physical culture for middle school students

Author(s):  
Stepan Heitsi ◽  
Yulia Tkach ◽  
Khrystyna Khimenes

Introduction. Modern schoolchildren are characterized by relatively low levels of health, physical development and fitness. In addition, they have insufficient motivation for physical education and sports classes, in particular within the school. In the last decade, the processes of reforming the educational system have intensified, in particular with regard to school physical education. Today, physical education programs are based on so-called variable modules, which allows students to offer means and methods of various sports and physical activity that could interest them. The purpose of the study. To identify opportunities for the introduction of a variable module "cycling" in the physical education curriculum for middle school students. Material and methods. The study was theoretical and review in nature. Information from modern sources of literature on the system of physical education in Ukraine and abroad was taken into account. It were observed the presence of kinds and components of cycling in physical education programs within school education and its possible positive effects on young students. Methods: data analysis and generalization, historical method, system approach, comparison. Results. Quite a large number of modern scientific papers are devoted to improving the system of physical education within the school. Significant attention is paid to the need of correction the program providing for physical education classes, in particular for middle school students. It was revealed the necessity to update and correct the physical education program for middle school students in the direction of including new, modern and interesting for children kinds of physical activity that would promote their physical development, health and form important society skills. There was also detected the positive impact of cycling on the child's body from both physical and psychosocial sideі and the feasibility of including certain elements of cycling (trail, BMX, artistic and figure cycling, cycling, etc.) in the physical education curriculum of middle school students.

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yubing Wang ◽  
Ang Chen

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the extent to which a concept-based physical education curriculum, specifically the Science of Healthful Living (SHL) curriculum, influenced middle school students’ knowledge, motivation for physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA), and out-of-school PA. Methods: A static group comparison design was adopted to analyze the differences on fitness knowledge, autonomous motivation for PE and PA, and out-of-school PA between eighth-grade students who studied the SHL curriculum (the experimental condition, n = 168) and their peers who studied a multiactivity PE (the control condition, n = 226) 1 year earlier. Results: The students who studied the SHL curriculum demonstrated significantly higher levels of knowledge (p < .05, Cohen d = 0.81), autonomous motivation toward PA (p < .05, Cohen d = 0.20), and out-of-school PA (p < .05, Mann–Whitney U effect size = 0.01) than students who had experienced the multiactivity PE. The students in both conditions were equally motivated in their respective PE courses. Conclusion: The SHL curriculum is effective in promoting students’ PA behavior outside of the school.


2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
David David BARNEY ◽  
Joe Joe DEUTSCH

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. Middle school physical education can serve as an important tool in shaping students opinions and behaviors regarding lifelong physical activity. The curriculum in middle school physical education is one component that can positively or negatively affect a students’ attitude toward physical activity throughout their life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the middle school physical education curriculum and its effect on middle school students' attitudes and perceptions towards their physical education class. It was found that middle school students do like the curriculum they participate in, mainly consisting of team sports. 中學體育在塑造學生的觀點和行為,可能擔當一個關於終身體育活動的重要工具。中學體育課程能夠正面地或間接地影響學生對體育活動的態度,以及他們日常生活行為的一個組分。本項研究的目的將調查中學體育課程及它的作用,如何影響中學生的日常行為及對體育的態度。結果中學生整體上喜歡體育課程,尤其是隊際體育項目。


Author(s):  
Jung-In Yoo ◽  
Joung-Kyue Han ◽  
Hyun-Su Youn ◽  
Joo-Hyug Jung

This study aimed to assess the differences in the importance and performance of health awareness in Korean middle school students according to the types of online physical education classes they attended during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. Overall, 583 participants were selected using a convenience sampling method; the data were obtained through an online survey using Google forms. Frequency analysis, reliability analysis, independent sample t-test, and importance-performance analysis were performed. First, the differences between importance and performance were found to be the most for sleep and physical activity management, and the least for disease and hygiene management. In addition, both the groups demonstrated higher importance and performance for hygiene and disease management. There were significant differences in the importance and performance of all the sub-factors. Second, hygiene, disease management, and mental health management were found in quadrant I in both the groups, while physical activity, sleep, and dietary habit management were in quadrant III. No factors were in quadrant II and IV.


Author(s):  
Zhou ◽  
Li ◽  
Yin ◽  
Fu ◽  
Ren ◽  
...  

Background: School physical activity (PA) policy, physical education curriculum, teacher training, knowledge of physical fitness, and parental support are among the key issues underlying the declining trend of physical fitness in children and adolescents. The Chinese CHAMPS was a multi-faceted intervention program to maximize the opportunities for moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and increase physical fitness in middle school students. The purpose of the study was to test whether the levels of modification in school physical education policy and curriculum incrementally influenced the changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and other physical fitness outcomes. Methods: This 8-month study was a clustered randomized controlled trial using a 2 × 2 factorial design. The participants were 680 7th grade students (mean age = 12.66 years) enrolled in 12 middle schools that were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions: school physical education intervention (SPE), afterschool program intervention (ASP), SPE+ASP, and control. Targeted behaviors of the Chinese CHAMPS were the student’s sedentary behavior and MVPA. The study outcomes were assessed by a test battery of physical fitness at the baseline and posttest. Sedentary behavior and MVPA were measured in randomly selected students using observations and accelerometry. Results: The terms contrasting the pooled effect of SPE, ASP, and SPE+ASP vs. Control, the pooled effect of SPE and SPE+ASP vs. ASP only, and the effect of SPE+ASP vs. ASP on CRF and other physical fitness outcomes were all significant after adjusting for covariates, supporting the study hypothesis. Process evaluation demonstrated high fidelity of the intervention in the targeted students’ behaviors. Conclusions: Chinese CHAMPS demonstrated the impact of varying the amount of MVPA and vigorous physical activity (VPA) on the physical fitness in middle school students in support of the need to increase the opportunity for PA in schools and to introduce high-intensity exercises in school-based PA programs. Modification of school policy, quality of physical education curriculum, and teacher training were important moderators of the improvement in physical fitness. (Trial registration: ChiCTR-IOR-14005388, the Childhood Health; Activity and Motor Performance Study.)


Author(s):  
Jung-In Yoo ◽  
Joung-Kyue Han ◽  
Hyun-Su Youn ◽  
Joo-Hyug Jung

Coronavirus disease 2019 popularized online classes to prevent educational deficits affected by the pandemic. This study aimed to assess the differences in the importance and performance of health awareness in Korean middle school students according to the types of online physical education classes they attended during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Overall, 583 participants were selected using a convenience sampling method; the data were obtained through an online survey using Google forms. Frequency analysis, reliability analysis, independent sample t-test, and importance–performance analysis were performed. First, the differences between importance and performance were found to be the most for sleep and physical activity management, and the least for disease and hygiene management. In addition, both groups demonstrated higher importance and performance for hygiene and disease management. There were significant differences in the importance and performance of all the sub-factors. Second, hygiene, disease management, and mental health management were found in quadrant I in both groups, while physical activity, sleep, and dietary habit management were in quadrant III. No factors were in quadrants II and IV. Correspondingly, there was no significant difference in adolescents’ health awareness between the assignment-based online group and interactive online group.


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