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Retrospective Attitudes Towards The Assessment System In Physical Education In The Former Soviet Republic Of Lithuania: Differences With Regard To Gender, Education, Age, And Physical Activity, Romualdas Malinauskas, Arunas Emeljanovas, Vilija Malinauskiene
Retrospective Attitudes Towards The Assessment System In Physical Education In The Former Soviet Republic Of Lithuania: Differences With Regard To Gender, Education, Age, And Physical Activity, Romualdas Malinauskas, Arunas Emeljanovas, Vilija Malinauskiene
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: The study aimed to determine differences between retrospective attitudes of adults towards the assessment system in PE in the former Soviet Republic of Lithuania (SRL) according to gender, education, age, and physical activity. Material and methods: Randomised and cross-over study design. The research sample comprised 1,115 participants (510 male and 605 female, 524 35–45 years old 591 46–55 years old; 603 with secondary education and 512 with university education) representing the population of the Republic of Lithuania. Results: 35–45-year-old participants displayed more positive attitudes towards the suitability of assessment in PE in the former SRL and attitudes towards the …
Resiliency In Mainstream School Teachers Versus Special School Teachers, Aleksandra Sadziak, Wojciech Wilinski, Marta Wieczorek
Resiliency In Mainstream School Teachers Versus Special School Teachers, Aleksandra Sadziak, Wojciech Wilinski, Marta Wieczorek
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate significant differences in the resiliency level in investigated mainstream school teachers and special school teachers with particular regard to physical education teachers. Material/Methods: The study was conducted among 198 teachers from Lower Silesia and Silesia provinces, including 26 physical education teachers from special schools, 62 teachers of other subjects from special schools, 44 physical education teachers from mainstream schools and 65 teachers of other subjects from mainstream schools. A diagnostic survey was the research method, a survey was the technique, and the Resiliency Questionnaire in a Polish adaptation of …
The Role Of Self-Efficacy In Undertaking Health-Seeking Behaviours By Physical Education Teachers, Zaneta Szczepanska-Klunder, Mariusz Lipowski
The Role Of Self-Efficacy In Undertaking Health-Seeking Behaviours By Physical Education Teachers, Zaneta Szczepanska-Klunder, Mariusz Lipowski
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Self-efficacy, defined as a personal resource, is increasingly analysed in context of healthseeking behaviours. Therefore, it is important to explain to what extent these behaviours are associated with cognitive personality disposition of physical education teachers, manifested by their self-efficacy. Material/Methods: We examined 271 physical education teachers (n♀ = 137 and n♂ =134) aged between 23 and 62 years (M = 38.97, SD = 9.33). The respondents were surveyed with the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale by Schwarzer and Jerusalem in the Polish adaptation by Juczynski, Health Behaviour Inventory by Juczynski and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire by Cash. Results: Our findings …
Children’S Segment Specific Moderate To Vigorous Physical Activity Through A School-Initiated Physical Activity Program, Arto Gråstén
Children’S Segment Specific Moderate To Vigorous Physical Activity Through A School-Initiated Physical Activity Program, Arto Gråstén
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Since less than one-third of 13-year-olds in many Western countries meet the physical activity guidelines, there is a major need to promote physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine children’s segment specific moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) through the school-initiated program. Material/Methods: The sample comprised 76 Finnish elementary school children. Accelerometers were used to investigate the patterns of segmented MVPA through 2012-2014. Repeated Measures Analysis was implemented to summarize variability between time and segments of MVPA. Results: The examination of children’s MVPA revealed that their total, weekend, and before-school activity were significant predictors for their …
The Role Of Physical Activity In Instilling Healthy Lifestyle Habits In Children, Malgorzata Kostecka, Monika Bojanowska, Monika Stoma
The Role Of Physical Activity In Instilling Healthy Lifestyle Habits In Children, Malgorzata Kostecka, Monika Bojanowska, Monika Stoma
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Habitual physical activity adapted to a child’s individual needs, ability, health, gender and age has positive implications for cognitive and physical growth and maturation. Childhood physical activity is a predictor of better health and general well-being in adulthood. Material/Methods: A questionnaire study was conducted on a population of 371 randomly selected primary school students in Lublin county. Correlations were determined between the student’s levels of physical activity and leisure time activities vs. age, gender, BMI score and the parents’ levels of physical activity. Results: The students’ attitudes towards PE differentiated subjects as to gender and the BMI score, whereas …
Assessment Of Gross Motor Skills In Primary Schools Children From The Czech Republic, Zdenek Rechtik, Ludmila Miklankova, Michaela Pugnerova
Assessment Of Gross Motor Skills In Primary Schools Children From The Czech Republic, Zdenek Rechtik, Ludmila Miklankova, Michaela Pugnerova
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Motor skills are very important for socialization, academic achievement, self-concept and adaptation, etc. Physical education should focus on improving this area and increasing the level of motor skills. In the Czech Republic there exists the Framework Curriculum, which sets key competences which pupils should manage. Physical education outputs are not clearly given, so it is not clear which skills and movements should be covered during the first educational period. The aim of the research is to assess gross motor skills in detail in children attending primary schools from 5 regions in the Czech Republic. Material and methods: The research …
Junior High School Pupils’ Opinions On The Content And Conduct Of Swimming Classes At School, Grzegorz Bielec
Junior High School Pupils’ Opinions On The Content And Conduct Of Swimming Classes At School, Grzegorz Bielec
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: The aim of the study was to recognize high school pupils’ opinions about the content of swimming classes, conducted within obligatory physical education lessons. Material/Methods: The experimental group consisted of 56 girls and 60 boys at the age of 14 (± 0.3). All of them were students of the second grade of public secondary schools. The fourth lesson of their obligatory physical education syllabus was conducted at the swimming pool. An anonymous survey was used as a tool. The survey questions referred to the quality and quantity of swimming exercises at the lesson as well as to methodological skills …
Aspects Regarding The Integration Of Children With Special Educational Needs Through Participation In Physical Education, Dana Ioana Cristea, Ionuț Moțoc, Anca-Cristina Pop
Aspects Regarding The Integration Of Children With Special Educational Needs Through Participation In Physical Education, Dana Ioana Cristea, Ionuț Moțoc, Anca-Cristina Pop
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Special education offers ways to the best capitalization of the possibilities that children in difficulty may have. These children, and especially those with mental and behavioral disabilities, need additional, competent supervision from specialists. Children and young people with special needs (SEN) are included in social (re)integration programs whose objectives can also be achieved through sport activities. Material and methods: In the high school where the research was conducted, during the observational practice, students with mild special educational needs are integrated into mainstream education and participate in physical activities. Results: 70.40% of the secondary school students and 71.10% of the …
Optimizing The Assessment Of Motor Skills In 6th Grade Pupils Through Multimedia Means, Paul Szabo-Alexi, István Pocsai, Mariana Szabo-Alexi
Optimizing The Assessment Of Motor Skills In 6th Grade Pupils Through Multimedia Means, Paul Szabo-Alexi, István Pocsai, Mariana Szabo-Alexi
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: In this paper we propose to analyze ways to introduce multimedia methods in the evaluation process in the discipline of physical education and sports, by increasing the objectivity of evaluation and self-evaluation. Material and Methods: During the research, 20 students aged 12–13 were filmed and evaluated. Movement analysis software, Kinovea application, version 0.8.15, was used to analyze the recorded image. Results: Through the centralized data represented in graphs and tables, at the first evaluation, the control group obtained results closer to the execution model by an average of 0.62% in 5 of the 6 samples. Following the application of …
Aspects Regarding The Improvement Of Middle Schooler Attendance At Physical Education Classes, Dana Ioana Cristea, Anca-Cristina Pop, Paula Nica, Aurelian Andrei Cristea, Gheorghe Lucaciu, Marius Alin Marinău
Aspects Regarding The Improvement Of Middle Schooler Attendance At Physical Education Classes, Dana Ioana Cristea, Anca-Cristina Pop, Paula Nica, Aurelian Andrei Cristea, Gheorghe Lucaciu, Marius Alin Marinău
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Background: Physical education may be thought of as a special form of education through one’s body which aims not only to fulfil biological purposes, but which also entails significant psychological and social issues. Starting from this point, the aim of the present study is to decrease the number of students exempted from physical education classes by asking them to fill in a survey before each class. Material and methods: The study was conducted in 4 schools from Oradea, over the course of 12 weeks of middle school classes. Results: A visible result was a decrease in the number of students …