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Three-Year Trajectory of Interest in Learning Physical Activity Knowledge: Influences of Gender and Prior Knowledge
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Wang, Yubing; Zhang, Tan; Chen, Ang – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the 3-year trajectory of students' interest in learning physical activity (PA) knowledge during middle school and the effects of gender and prior knowledge on the trajectory. Methods: Using a repeated-measures design, a cohort of 447 sixth-grade students' interest in learning PA knowledge was…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Gender Differences, Prior Learning, Middle School Students
Elementary School Students' Naïve Conceptions and Misconceptions about Energy in Physical Education Context
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Zhang, Tan; Chen, Ang; Ennis, Catherine – Sport, Education and Society, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore and reveal naïve conceptions and misconceptions about energy embedded in elementary school students' prior knowledge. Students' performance on standardized knowledge test was used to classify students into low, median and high levels of knowledge about the cardiovascular system. Semi-structured in-depth…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Misconceptions, Physical Education, Prior Learning
Power of the Curriculum: Content, Context, and Learning in Physical Education
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Zhang, Tan; Wang, Yubing; Yli-Piipari, Sami; Chen, Ang – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: It is argued that the constructivist physical education has the potential to overcome socioeconomic (SES) constraints and promote learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which school SES-related class environmental factors influenced student learning in a constructivist physical education context. Methods:…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Constructivism (Learning), Prior Learning, Socioeconomic Status
Challenges in Learning Aerobic and Anaerobic Concepts: An Interpretative Understanding from the Cognitive Load Theory Perspective
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Deng, Anqi; Zhang, Tan; Chen, Ang – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Purpose: It has been acknowledged in physical education (PE) that knowledge empowers learners to develop a physically active lifestyle In this study, we consider Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) as a valuable extension of the constructivist learning theory to help articulate the role of three pivotal instructional factors, content knowledge, learners,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Cognitive Ability, Middle School Students, Standardized Tests
An Examination of Learning Profiles in Physical Education
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Shen, Bo; Chen, Ang – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2007
Using the model of domain learning as a theoretical framework, the study was designed to examine the extent to which learners' initial learning profiles based on previously acquired knowledge, learning strategy application, and interest-based motivation were distinctive in learning softball. Participants were 177 sixth-graders from three middle…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Middle Schools, Profiles, Learning Motivation
Examining the Interrelations among Knowledge, Interests, and Learning Strategies
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Shen, Bo; Chen, Ang – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2006
Guided by the Model of Domain Learning (MDL), the study was designed to explore the extent of interrelations among prior knowledge, learning strategies, interests, physical engagement, and learning outcomes in a sixth-grade (N = 91) volleyball unit. Pearson product-moment correlations and a path analysis were conducted for the research purpose.…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Interests, Path Analysis, Learning Strategies