Unit characteristics of physical activity intensity in elementary school physical education class

Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance

BACKGROUND The purpose of this paper is to review relationships of academic performance and some of its determinants to participation in school-based physical activities, including physical education (PE), free school physical activity (PA) and school sports. METHODS Linkages between academic achievement and involvement in PE, school PA and sport programmes have been examined, based on a syst...

Children’s Physical Activity and Environmental Influences During Elementary School Physical Education

Physical activity (PA) during physical education is important for health purposes and for developing physical fitness and movement skills. To examine PA levels and how PA was influenced by environmental and instructor-related characteristics, we assessed children’s activity during 368 lessons taught by 105 physical education specialists in 42 randomly selected schools in Hong Kong. Trained obse...

School factors associated with the provision of physical education and levels of physical activity among elementary school students in Ontario.

OBJECTIVES To explore school and student characteristics associated with the number of physical education (PE) classes that elementary students received and to determine whether these characteristics and amount of PE were associated with the physical activity (PA) levels of elementary students. METHODS Multi-level modeling with school-level (n = 30) and student-level (n = 2,447) questionnaire...

Physical Activity Status of Elementary School Children in Bushehr in 1398

Background and Objectives: Physical activity is one of the most important components of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity level of primary school students in Bushehr in 1398.   Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, the research population included all elementary school students in Bushehr. Four hundred and six students were selected usi...

Research on Effective Teaching in Elementary School Physical Education