scholarly journals Análisis del disfrute con la educación física, la importancia de las clases y las intenciones de práctica en estudiantes de secundaria: comparativa por género y curso (Analysis of the enjoyment of physical education, the importance of classes and the int

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 719-726
Author(s):  
Vicent Lluna-Ruiz ◽  
Mario Alguacil ◽  
María Huertas González-Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Private School ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Perceived Ability ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
The Social

La presente investigación analiza la opinión de los estudiantes acerca del papel que ejercen los distintos agentes sociales (familia, amigos, profesor) en su práctica de actividad física de actividad física, así como su habilidad percibida, para finalmente comprobar si existen diferencias en el disfrute, la importancia percibida de las clases y las intenciones de práctica deportiva en función del género y del curso. El estudio se ha llevado a cabo en los cursos de 3º y 4º de la ESO y 1º de Bachillerato de un colegio privado de Valencia (España), con una muestra compuesta por 165 alumnos. Los datos se obtuvieron a partir de un cuestionario validado formado a partir de la literatura existente y orientado a conocer información sobre aspectos como la frecuencia con que su entorno les habla de actividad física, la practican, la practican con los propios estudiantes o les animan a su práctica, la importancia que el entorno le otorga a la educación física y en qué medida esos agentes sociales son importantes para influir en la práctica de actividad física de los estudiantes. Por último, se analiza la habilidad percibida por los estudiantes, su interés hacia la actividad física, su disfrute con ella y sus intenciones de práctica, para posteriormente analizar comparaciones basadas en el género y en el curso al que pertenecen, comprobando en qué aspectos existen o no diferencias significativas en función de dichas variables.Abstract. This research analyses students' opinions about the role of different social agents (family, friends, professor) in their practice of physical activity, as well as their perceived ability, enjoyment, and sports intentions. The study was carried out in the 3rd and 4th years of secondary school and 1st year of Bachillerato of a private school in Valencia (Spain), with a sample of 165 students. The data were obtained from a validated questionnaire formed from existing literature and aimed at knowing information on aspects such as the frequency with which their social environment talks to them about physical activity, they practice it, practice it with the students themselves or encourage them to practice it, the importance that the social environment attributes to physical education and to what extent these social agents are important in influencing students’ practice of physical activity. Finally, students’ perceived ability, their interest in physical activity, their enjoyment of it, and their intentions of practice are analysed, and then comparisons based on gender and the course to which they belong are analysed, checking in which aspects there are -or not- significant differences depending on these variables.

scholarly journals Psychosocial and Physical Benefits of Exercise Among Rural Secondary School Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Alliance Kubayi Ntwanano ◽  
Eric Pule
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Physically Attractive ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits of physical exercise among secondary school students. Participants in the study were 251 students (120 boys and 131 girls) attending three public secondary schools in the Hlanganani rural area of South Africa. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data. Results of this study indicated that students exercised to be with their friends, to be physically attractive and compete with others. The findings of this study have practical implications for promoting participation in physical activity among students in rural schools. In an effort to promote physical activity participation, schools should be provided with quality sports infrastructure and funding so that they can implement school sport programmes. Finally, the teaching of physical education should be emphasised in schools as it is the cornerstone for children’s involvement in physical activity.

scholarly journals The Role of The Physical and Social Environment for Physical Activity for College Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Melissa Bopp ◽  
Oliver W.A. Wilson ◽  
Lucas D. Elliott ◽  
Kelsey E. Holland ◽  
Michele Duffey
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Social

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions for college students, impacting health and physical activity (PA). Changes to the PA environment presented many challenges for students.Purpose: To examine the influence of the physical and social environment on PA participation for college students during the onset of COVID-19 restrictions.Methods: This cross-sectional, mixed methods survey used an online questionnaire during the onset of COVID-19 restrictions with a volunteer sample of college students at a large university in the United States. Participants self-reported their demographics, PA level and environment for PA, and responded to an open-ended question about their PA participation during the pandemic. Correlations and independent samples t-tests examined relationships between PA and the environment. Qualitative data were scanned to identify overarching themes.Results: Participants (n = 395) were predominantly Non-Hispanic White and female. The neighborhood environment and access to PA equipment were associated with PA for both men and women. Major qualitative themes highlighted the role of the physical environment and PA. Participating in PA with friends and family was positively associated with PA for both men and women as well.Conclusions: This study provides insight on the importance of the social and built environment for encouraging and supporting PA among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic which may provide insight for distance education as higher education evolves.

scholarly journals Motivaciones hacia la práctica física deportiva y su entorno social en el alumnado de secundaria de un centro público y un centro privado de Granada (Motivations for the physical and sport activity and their social environment in the secondary students fr

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 108-110
Author(s):  
Francisco José Marín García ◽  
Ana Olivares Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Main Motivation ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
The Social

Con el trabajo aquí presente se pretende compartir cuales son las motivaciones que llevan al alumnado de ESO a realizar actividad física como ocupación de su tiempo libre y algunos aspectos importantes sobre las personas que forman parte de su entorno social más cercano, como por ejemplo, cual es la actitud de los padres frente a la práctica de actividad física, con quien la comparten o quienes le iniciaron. La metodología con la que hemos desarrollado nuestra investigación es cuantitativa y el método utilizado es el descriptivo. Las técnicas empleadas son la observación documental y la encuesta y dentro de ésta, el instrumento utilizado ha sido el cuestionario. Entre los resultados más interesantes obtenemos que las principales motivaciones que llevan al alumnado a practicar están relacionados con el placer que les transmite. Los amigos aparecen como el colectivo más importantes del entorno social.Abstract: The purpose of our research is to look at the motivation of secondary school students towards physical activity as a way to spend their spare time. We will consider the attitude of people who are close to them, such their parents. Ours methodology has included quantitative techniques such as questionnaire analysis plus descriptive methods including observation. The most interesting result shows that the main motivation for students to do physical activity is related to the pleasure of doing it. Friends are the most important element in the social environment. Key words: .. 

scholarly journals Investigating the Role of Physical Education in Physical Activity Promotion: An Italian Multicenter Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 854-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Gallè ◽  
Valeria Di Onofrio ◽  
Fabio Barbone ◽  
Giorgio Brandi ◽  
Sebastiano Calimeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Geographical Differences ◽  
Activity Promotion

Background:Physical education (PE) can be considered an instrument for active lifestyle promotion, and PE teachers can motivate youths to continue their studies in the field of Movement Sciences (MS).Methods:To evaluate the role of PE in higher secondary school in promoting physical activity (PA) and MS careers, previous PE experiences and current PA practice were investigated in a sample of Italian freshmen enrolled in different university degree courses.Results:A total of 7033 questionnaires were completed by students from 14 universities (41.3% males, mean age 20 ± 2.76 years). Recreation seemed to be the principal aim (42.2%) pursued during PE lessons, which are based mainly on practical activities (51.7%). Of all respondents, 67.2% were satisfied with the PE received during higher secondary school, and 51.6% participated in extracurricular PA. Current practice of PA was reported by 58.1% of the sample. Extracurricular activities were associated with choice of MS curricula (odds ratio: 2.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.85–2.50) and with current practice of PA (odds ratio: 1.68, 95% confidence interval, 1.51–1.87). Geographical differences concerning lessons organization and satisfaction were registered (P < .01).Conclusions:To enhance its role in health promotion, PE teaching should be improved by increasing the time allocated to PE and by strengthening the provision of school-based extracurricular PA.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Education and Physical Activity

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlei Lu ◽  
Amanda De Lisio
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Educational Profession ◽  
The Relationship

The lack of knowledge within the educational profession, related to physical activity and physical education, is jeopardizing the implementation of quality physical education at both elementary and secondary school levels. Despite the effort of the academic community to broaden the awareness of each concept, an alarming number of people within the educational profession still reference each term interchangeably (AAHPERD, 2008; Fishburne & Hickson, 2005). The purpose of the following paper is to re-examine the relationship between physical activity and physical education in an attempt to further progress the understanding of, and identify the appropriate function of, each within a teaching-learning environment. The paper will build on current literature involving the correlation between physical activity and physical education. Ultimately, by further clarifying the role of each, the paper can support every educator in the successful implementation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) and a quality physical education program for every public school.

scholarly journals Studying individual differences in the social environment to better understand language learning and processing

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (s1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiri Lev-Ari
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Linguistic Performance ◽  
The Social

AbstractPeople learn language from their social environment. Therefore, individual differences in the input that their social environment provides could influence their linguistic performance. Nevertheless, investigation of the role of individual differences in input on performance has been mostly restricted to first and second language acquisition. In this paper I argue that individual differences in input can influence linguistic performance even in adult native speakers. Specifically, differences in input can affect performance by influencing people’s knowledgebase, by modulating their processing manner, and by shaping expectations. Therefore, studying the role that individual differences in input play can improve our understanding of how language is learned, processed and represented.

scholarly journals Common Diseases and Some Demographic Characteristics among Saudi Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Haramlah ◽  
Fawziah Al-Bakr ◽  
Haniah Merza
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Saudi Women ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Common Diseases ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Common ◽  
Obesity Hypertension

<p class="apa">This study aimed to detect the common diseases among Saudi women and their relationship with the level of physical activity and some variables. This study was applied to 1233 Saudi woman in different regions of the Kingdom, and adopted to explore the common diseases: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol and asthma.</p><p class="apa">The study results showed the existence of a statistically significant relationship between the common diseases among Saudi women and the variables of educational level, the nature of the profession, the social status, the justification of the practice of physical activity, the rate of participation in physical activity per week, the practice of physical activity in relation to asthma and the number of children with regard to obesity.</p><p class="apa">The study provided a number of recommendations including: the need to strengthen the role of culture in promoting physical activity by women, through health education via the health centers in the Kingdom.</p>

scholarly journals The role of physical activity enjoyment in the pathways from the social and physical environments to physical activity of early adolescent girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 6-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. Budd ◽  
Amy McQueen ◽  
Amy A. Eyler ◽  
Debra Haire-Joshu ◽  
Wendy F. Auslander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Activity Enjoyment

scholarly journals Psycho-administrative determinants for choice of physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
Olusola Samson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
External Examination ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Senior Secondary

Empirical observations reveal low enrolment of senior secondary school students for physical education at external examination bodies. The poor rate of students' choice of the subject at this level is a matter of concern to professionals, given the fact of monumental benefits of physical education as a science subject to humanity. The study was conducted to examine how psycho-administrative factors influence the choice of physical education by senior secondary school students at external examination bodies (in Nigeria) to come up with modalities to increase enrolment of the subject at external examination bodies. Descriptive method was applied for the study due to large respondents involved. Self-developed validated questionnaire tagged psycho-administrative determinants for choice of physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies (PADGPEAS) was applied for the research. Out of three thousand and twenty-four (3024) questionnaire forms administered, only two thousand and fifty (2950) copies completed and returned were coded for analysis, with the use of descriptive statistics of percentages and nonparametric statistics of Chi-square (x 2) at 0.05 level of significant. Results unraveled a remarkable influence of psycho-administrative variables on the choice at physical education among senior secondary school students at external examination bodies. Based on this outcome, it is suggested that utilization of variety of methods by physical education teachers will go a long way to kindle the interest of the students for the subject. Enlightenment of students and parents on the values of physical education will facilitate remarkable positive attitude of both parts that relocate their position in favor of the subject.

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