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Polat, Sezen Çimen – Educational Research and Reviews, 2018
This study, investigating whether sports has a positive impact on students' academic life aims to compare the grade point averages of competing rhythmic gymnasts and 7th grade students not engaged in any branch of sports. The study was conducted with female secondary school students (n=80). The study group was divided into two: The first group…
Descriptors: Athletics, Athletes, Females, Secondary School Students
Güler, Dursun – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this study is to determine the socio-economic status of children between the ages of 16 and 18 in the secondary education institutions in the city of Amasya in relation to physical activity. High school in the center of Amasya to investigate 1,2,3, a total of 1000 volunteers, 500 girls and 500 boys participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level, Socioeconomic Status, High School Students
Asma, Mehmet Bulent; Gencer, Yildirim Gökhan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
This study aimed at assessing physical activity levels of university students who studied at Van Yüzüncü Yil University in terms of different variables. 20 students who studied at School of Physical Education and Sports (SPES) (10 female students and 10 male students) and 20 students who studied at Education Faculty (EF) (10 female students and 10…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
Rollo, Scott; Crutchlow, Lauren; Nagpal, Taniya S.; Sui, Wuyou; Prapavessis, Harry – Learning Environments Research, 2019
The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesise and evaluate the literature on the effects of classroom-based dynamic seating interventions on academic-related outcomes, among school-aged children and adolescents. A secondary aim was to examine the effects of interventions on students' sedentary behaviour and physical activity levels. In…
Descriptors: Space Utilization, Classroom Environment, Children, Adolescents
Voloshina, Lyudmila N.; Buslovskaya, Lyudmila K.; Kovtunenko, Alexey Ju.; Klimova, Victoria ?.; Ryzhkova, Yulia P. – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
The modern Russian school is focused on the active socialization and individualization of children with disabilities. Inclusive education determines the possibility of teaching children with disabilities varying severity in the conditions of primary general education, outside correctional classes. This situation dictates the need to study and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Speech Impairments, Student Adjustment
Akinci, Buket; Yeldan, Ipek; Celik, Selda; Satman, Ilhan – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
Purpose: This study aimed (1) to compare physical activity (PA) indicators, metabolic biomarkers, and comorbidity, (2) to investigate the relationship between PA indicators and metabolic biomarkers, comorbidity and (3) to identify barriers to PA in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who are using oral hypoglycaemic agent (OHA) or combined OHA…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Biochemistry, Correlation, Physical Activity Level
Powell, Emma; Woodfield, Lorayne A.; Nevill, Alan M.; Powell, Alexander J.; Myers, Tony D. – European Physical Education Review, 2019
The overall purpose of this study was to examine children's physical activity (PA) during primary physical education (PE). This was achieved through the following two research objectives: (1) to measure children's PA, lesson context and teacher promotion of PA during PE lessons; and (2) to explore teachers' and children's perspectives on PA levels…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary School Students, Physical Activity Level, Teacher Attitudes
Chen, Brittany H.; Michael, Shannon; Borgogna, Bridget; Holmes, Kate; Hughes, Kelly; Jew, Lina; Juergens, Mary – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2019
The 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth reported that only 24% of U.S. children and youth ages 6 to 17 meet the national recommendation of 60 minutes of daily physical activity, grading the nation at a D-. Schools can help students meet this national recommendation, as close to 60 million children and adolescents attend…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Physical Education Teachers
Ruiz-Ariza, Alberto; Suárez-Manzano, Sara; López-Serrano, Sebastián; Martínez-López, Emilio J. – European Physical Education Review, 2019
Evidence suggests that moderate physical activity (PA) positively relates to creativity and emotional intelligence (EI) in adolescents. However, it is unknown whether cooperative PA (physical exercises in pairs or small groups to enhance motivation, self-efficacy, and pro-social behaviours), performed over less time but at higher intensity, could…
Descriptors: Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
Caldas, Stephen J.; Reilly, Monique S. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
Using structural equation modeling, this study found that prior reading skill was significantly associated with children's reported physical activity levels, which was in turn significantly associated with English language arts (ELA) and math achievement, among 526 3rd-grade students. The New York City Metropolitan area students completed the…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Williams, Suzanne E.; Hardie, Donna – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: The health of children is undeniably important. Especially with the soaring epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity, physical health is a large concern. Emotional health is also an area of great significance, because it is essential to overall health. Children's health promotion interventions have been developed and implemented;…
Descriptors: Child Health, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Emotional Development
Bowles, Richard; Chróinín, Déirdre Ní; Murtagh, Elaine – European Physical Education Review, 2019
The provision of regular physical activity opportunities has the potential to have positive health benefits for children. This study used qualitative interviews and focus groups to examine the experiences of two Irish primary school communities as they worked to attain an Active School Flag. The data suggest that engagement in this formal physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Health Behavior
Timken, Gay; McNamee, Jeff; Coste, Sarah – European Physical Education Review, 2019
School-based physical education (PE) is the most efficient and cost-effective means of increasing girls' physical activity. Therefore, this project used a health club (HC) approach to alter a high school PE experience for 17 grade nine girls (M age = 14.6 ± 0.49). As part of a larger mixed-methods study, this qualitative element gauged adolescent…
Descriptors: Females, Grade 9, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
Morgan, Kevin; Bryant, Anna S.; Edwards, Lowri C.; Mitchell-Williams, Emma – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: The primary school age group (aged 5-11 years) is acknowledged as a critical period in the development of physical activity patterns and healthy lifestyle behaviours. Furthermore, high quality physical education (PE) is crucial for the development of lifelong physical activity behaviours and is highly dependent on the interaction…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Teachers
Güler, Mehmet Sirin – Online Submission, 2019
This study was carried out to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors of students studying at the School of Physical Education and Sports. The population of the study consists of the students studying at Kafkas University School of Physical Education and Sports and the sample consists of 150 students aged between 18-34 who study in different…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health Behavior, College Students, Foreign Countries

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