scholarly journals Longitudinal Analysis of Basic Motor and Functional Abilities of Elementary School Pupils

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-259
Author(s):  
Ante Burger ◽  
Endica Radić Hozo ◽  
Vladimir Pavlinović ◽  
Nikola Foretić
Keyword(s):  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
The Other ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Functional Abilities ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Upper Body Power

The aim of the research was to conduct a longitudinal study of motor and cardiorespiratory fitness of 5th to 7th grade elementary male and female pupils in the period from 2005 to 2020. The pupils (1649) were divided into 3 generation groups: the older (2005–2009), the middle (2010–2015) and the younger group (2016 – 2020). There is a noticeable decrease in flexibility among all pupils and grades of younger generations. Results indicate poorer performance of younger gener ation of 5th graders in speed and power. The 7th grade female pupils who were tested in the 2015 – 2020 period, showed a significant decline in all motor and cardiorespiratory fitness compared to the other two generation groups, except for upper body power. Every four years, an evaluation of test results should be carried out so that each Physical Education teacher in a particular school can accurately compare and standardise the obtained values.

The Image of a Physical Education Teacher as Seen by School Community

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Rutkowska ◽  
Mirosław Zalech
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
School Community ◽  
The Other ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Check List ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Adjective Check List ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Upper Secondary Schools

Abstract The aim of the research was to get to know the image of physical education (PE) teachers as seen by themselves and to compare it with how it is perceived by school community. The study included 148 teachers and 171 final-year students from upper-secondary schools. As a result of purposive sampling and random-purposive sampling, three groups were distinguished. The groups included PE teachers (n=22), teachers of other subjects (n=22) and students (n=22). The data were gathered using ACL-37 (Adjective Check List) developed by G. Gough and A. B. Heilbrun. The findings revealed a number of significant differences between how PE teachers perceive themselves and how they are seen by their students and colleagues (teachers of other subjects). It turned out that PE teachers perceive themselves in a more positive manner than the other groups.

scholarly journals Instructional Pyramid: Expanding Coach Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success” to Guide P.E.T.E. Professionals

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-64
Author(s):  
Robert CHRISTENSON ◽  
David BARNEY
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Critical Part ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Education Faculty ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
First Job

What in the teaching-learning process can PETE (Physical Education Teacher Education) faculty identify as being effective and a critical part of this multifaceted practice? Which of the physical activity learning experiences best serves the student? Finally, how does a future-professional physical education teacher, who is inexperienced and intimidated by their first job circumstances, wade through all the information and responsibilities to perform up to expectations? As described by Veal (2011), “Teachers operate in an intensely complicated and demanding world. They face 30 or more students at once - each one different from the other, demanding individualized attention and treatment. Teachers must respond to a continuous and rapid succession of events, many of which are unanticipated, leaving little time for thoughtful decision making.”  (Abstract taken from first part of Introduction)

scholarly journals Comparison of Eurofit Test Results of 11-17-Year- Old Male and Female Students in Kosovo

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (31) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Milaim Berisha ◽  
Murat Cilli
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Endurance Tests ◽  
Males And Females

This study aims to compare EuroFit test results of 11-17-year-old males and females in Kosovo. 742 students were included in the study. 347 females and 395 males were determined by random selection from the schools in urban and rural areas of all regions. Kosovo's general population rate (52% male 48% female) was considered when determining the proportion of male and female students. Anthropometric characteristics including height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI) of students and the motoric characteristics including the values obtained from the tests such as flamingo balance, plate tapping, sit and reach, standing broad jump, handgrip strength, sit-ups (30 sec), bent arm hang, 10x5m shuttle run and 20 m endurance were compared. As a result, there was no statistically significant difference between the anthropometric characteristics of male and female students in adolescence; however, it was observed that as the age increased, males became heavier and taller than females (p<0.05). In general, while there was no statistically significant difference between males and females in flamingo balance, plate tapping and sit and reach tests (p> 0.05), males were determined to be more successful than females in standing broad jump test, handgrip strength test, sit-ups (30 sec) and 20 m endurance tests (p<0.05). It is observed that students in Kosovo are more successful than the other countries regarding motoric tests such as the anthropometric characteristics, which are thought to be more related to genetics, and speed/agility of arms and legs. On the other hand, they are unsuccessful in comparison with other countries with regard to flexibility and endurance in tests which are thought to be influenced by factors such as lifestyle, nutrition, and training.

Items’ Cross-Category Associations as a Confounding Factor in the Implicit Association Test

2001 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie C. Steffens ◽  
Inga Plewe
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Association Test ◽  
Confounding Factor ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Association Test ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reaction Time Difference ◽  
Implicit Association ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Degree Of Association

Abstract. The introduction of the Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998 ) has stimulated numerous research activities. The IAT is supposed to measure the degree of association between concepts. Instances have to be assigned to these concepts by pressing appropriate keys as quickly as possible. The reaction time difference between certain conditions, termed the IAT effect, is used as an indicator of the degree of the concepts’ association. We tested the hypothesis that the degree of association between one concept (or category) and the instances of the other presented concept also influences reaction times. In our experiment, the instances in the target categories, male and female names, were kept constant. The adjectives in the evaluative categories were manipulated: Either the pleasant adjectives were female-associated and the unpleasant adjectives were male-associated, or vice versa. These stereotypic associations were indeed found to exert a substantial influence on the size of the IAT effect. This finding casts doubt on the assumption that the IAT effect may be interpreted as a pure measure of the degree of association between concepts.

Adding an expansive agent to increase the toughness of steel fibre reinforced concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Leo Gu Li ◽  
Albert Kwok Hung Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fibre ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Compressive Properties ◽  
Shrinkage Cracking ◽  
Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Expansive Agent ◽  
Concrete Matrix

Previous research studies have indicated that using fibres to improve crack resistance and applying expansive agent (EA) to compensate shrinkage are both effective methods to mitigate shrinkage cracking of concrete, and the additions of both fibres and EA can enhance the other performance attributes of concrete. In this study, an EA was added to fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) to produce concrete mixes with various water/binder (W/B) ratios, steel fibre (SF) contents and EA contents for testing of their workability and compressive properties. The test results showed that adding EA would slightly increase the superplasticiser (SP) demand and decrease the compressive strength, Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio, but significantly improve the toughness and specific toughness of the steel FRC produced. Such improvement in toughness may be attributed to the pre-stress of the concrete matrix and the confinement effect of the SFs due to the expansion of the concrete and the restraint of the SFs against such expansion.

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