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The Student-Teacher Relationship: Impacting Student Intrinsic Motivation And Enjoyment In College Physical Activity Classes, Tyler M. Wozniak
The Student-Teacher Relationship: Impacting Student Intrinsic Motivation And Enjoyment In College Physical Activity Classes, Tyler M. Wozniak
Graduate Theses
The purpose of this research was to examine the association between the student-teacher relationship and the intrinsic motivation for physical activity exhibited by students (n = 127) in college physical activity classes.
Understanding The Factors That Influence Motivation And Experiences In High School Physical Education, Brenna M. Cosgrove
Understanding The Factors That Influence Motivation And Experiences In High School Physical Education, Brenna M. Cosgrove
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
Intro: In comparison to children, adolescents achieve significantly less physical activity (PA). Additionally, activity differences exist among genders and race/ethnicities. One way to influence the PA habits of adolescents is through high school physical education (PE). Though PE class reaches students of all ages, genders and races, motivation and experiences across these groups appear to differ.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to determine if physical education descriptors, motivators, and experiences in ninth and tenth grade students differ across gender, race/ethnicity, and grade.
Methods: Students completed a questionnaire about the factors that influence their motivation and experiences in …
The Impacts Of Formal Training On The Motivation Of Middle-Aged Runners, Margaret Turley
The Impacts Of Formal Training On The Motivation Of Middle-Aged Runners, Margaret Turley
Master's Level Papers/Projects
The problem of this study was to understand the motivational factors behind middle-aged adults who take up running, and whether or not formal training is used by this population to aid in meeting their training goals. To determine this, two surveys were distributed to running groups hosted on social media. The first survey was geared toward middle-aged runners, and the second survey was geared toward trainers and running coaches who train middle-aged runners. The results of the survey were 183 runner participants and one trainer participant. Due to the lack of sufficient data, the trainer survey was not used in …