ArticleBMC public health2012
Influence of the quality implementation of a physical education curriculum on the physical development and physical fitness of children.
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- Pedagogical Approaches to and Effects of Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions on Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
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- Assessment of the implementation level of the physical education program in junior high schools in Huaibei city, China, and analysis of influencing factors.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life findings from the Faroe Islands FIT FIRST FOR ALL school-based physical activity study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess the implementation of physical education programs in Chinese junior high schools.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A Scoping Review on Quality Physical Education Programmes and Their Outcomes on Primary-Level Pupils.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Brainball program on physical fitness of primary school pupils in Vietnam. A longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Construction of Physical Education Quality Evaluation Index and Analysis with Wearable Device.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Association between the school physical activity environment, measured and self-reported student physical activity and active transport behaviours in Victoria, Australia.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- The Physical Fitness Level of College Students Before and After Web-Based Physical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Towards developing and validating Quality Physical Education in schools-The Asian physical education professionals' voice.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was constructed as a comparison group pre-test/post-test quasi-experiment to assess the effect of the implementation of the PE curriculum by specialist PE teachers on children's physical development and physical fitness.
methods146 classes from 66 Slovenian primary schools were assigned to quasi-test (71) and quasi-control (75) groups. Data from the SLOFIT database was used to compare the differences in physical fitness and development between groups of children whose PE lessons were delivered by specialist PE teachers from the second grade onwards (quasi-test, n = 950) or by generalist teachers in all first three grades (quasi-control, n = 994). The Linear Mixed Model was used to test the influence of specialist PE teachers' teaching.
resultsThe quasi-control group showed significantly lower improvement of physical fitness by -0.07 z-score units (95% CI -0.12 to 0.02) compared to the quasi-test group. A significant difference of -0.20 (-0.27 to -0.13) was observed in explosive strength, and of -0.15 (-0.23 to -0.08) in running speed, and in flexibility by -0.22 (-0.29 to -0.14). No significant differences in physical development were observed.
conclusionsSpecialist PE teachers were more successful than generalist teachers in achieving greater improvement of children's physical fitness, but no differences were observed in physical development of quasi-test and quasi-control group.
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