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General Attitudes Of Middle School Students Towards Physical Education, David C. Barney, Robert Christenson
General Attitudes Of Middle School Students Towards Physical Education, David C. Barney, Robert Christenson
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Attitudes are formed by beliefs and experiences a person has had in their life (Silverman & Subramanian, 1999). This principle applies to middle school students' attitudes in physical education. The purpose of this study was to determine middle school students' attitudes towards physical education. For this study 227 middle school students in the Midwest of the United States were surveyed, then 28 students were interviewed regarding the attitudes towards physical education. It was found that middle school students tend to have positive attitudes towards physical education more specifically, the student felt that physical education is important their education and that …
The Effect Of Middle School Physical Education Curriculum On Student Attitudes, David C. Barney, Joe Deutsch
The Effect Of Middle School Physical Education Curriculum On Student Attitudes, David C. Barney, Joe Deutsch
Faculty Publications
Middle school physical education can serve as an important tool in shaping students opinions and behaviors regarding lifelong physical activity. The curriculum in middle school physical education is one component that can positively or negatively affect a student's attitude toward physical activity throughout their life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the middle school physical education curriculum and its effect on middle school students' attitudes and perceptions towards their physical education class. It was found that middle school students do like the curriculum they participate in, mainly consisting of team sports.