SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2022
What Drives Quality Physical Education? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Learning and Development Effects From Physical Education-Based Interventions.
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- How do students learn to move? A systematic review of collaborative and game-based pedagogies in physical education.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring physical literacy in school contexts: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Holistically Conceptualised School-Based Interventions on Children's Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Other Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Recess as a Setting for Child Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Physical Activity, Motor Skills and Social-Emotional Functioning.The Journal of school health · 2026Trial
- The Motor Competence of Learning with a Perception-Awareness Approach: A Pilot Study in the Formal Learning Environment.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bullying in Physical Education During Compulsory Primary Education: Prevalence, Typologies and Differences by Sex and Year Group.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Affective memories of school physical education, life-phase timing of formative experiences, and adult sport and exercise participation: a quota-representative study in Germany.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Alignment of physical education curricula with physical literacy across Europe: an observational mapping study with country-level predictors.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Physical education teachers' perceptions and experiences of inclusion in Türkiye: implications for the quality of life and social participation of students with disabilities.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Differentiated instruction in Indonesian primary school physical education: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- A neuroscientific explanation for the learning effects attributed to Teaching Games for Understanding in physical education and sport coaching practices.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Participation, perceived barriers, and course satisfaction in university physical education: a cross-sectional study of non-sport-major undergraduates at a Chinese university.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- School-based strategies to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in students with disability: protocol of theBMJ open · 2025Article
- Australian Implementation of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Pedagogical Model in Physical Education: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Effects of Video-Guided Active Breaks on Motor Competence of Schoolchildren with Special Education Needs.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Between words and practice: a qualitative exploration of physical literacy understanding and application.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Developing a model of quality physical education in the Chinese context: a grounded theory investigation of secondary school physical education teachers' perceptions.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- A scalable school-based intervention to increase early adolescents' motor competence and health-related fitness.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2023Article
- Could the Hybridization of the SE/TGfU Pedagogical Models Be an Alternative for Learning Sports and Promoting Health? School Context Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the effects of learning interventions aimed at optimizing the quality of physical education (PE) on psychomotor, cognitive, affective and social learning outcomes in children and adolescents. Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data Sources: After searching PsycInfo, ERIC, and SportDiscus electronic databases, we identified 135 eligible studies published between January 1, 1995 to May 1, 2021. Eligibility Criteria for Selecting Studies: We included randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, and controlled trials that assessed the effect of a PE-based intervention against one of the four identified learning domains in youth at school (aged 5-18 years). Results: One hundred and thirty five (135) studies with over 42,500 participants and 193 calculated effect sizes were included in the study. The mean effect across all the learning and development outcomes was small to medium (Cohen's Conclusion: The interventions with the greatest effects on student learning and development were dependant on the learning domains. Some PE interventions with a pedagogical focus such as games-based approaches, TARGET/Mastery Teaching, and Sport Education were found to be strong investments across multiple domains. The evidence is limited however by consistency in intervention dosage, study design, and data collection instruments. The study received no internal or external funding and was not prospectively registered.
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