Posted by Essays on Jan 27, 2010 in
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Chapter 5: Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations
Discussion
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of increased physical education on reading and mathematics test scores in third grade students at Tryon Elementary School. Results clearly indicate that there is a positive effect on mathematics and reading tests scores in third grade students at Tryon, due [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 26, 2010 in
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Table 5
Pairwise Comparison for Groups on Math Pre- and Post-Test Scores
Group (I) TIMPER (J) TIMEPER
Mean Difference (I-J)
Std. Error
Sig.
control 1 2
2 1
-13.000
13.000
2.920
2.920
.000
.000
Experimental 1 2
2 1
-26.098
26.098
2.884
2.884
.000
.000
Table 5 indicates that while there was a significant difference between the pre- and post-test scores for both groups, there was also a significant interaction in that the experimental group not only [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 25, 2010 in
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Chapter 4: DATA ANALYSIS
This study was designed to explore the effects of increased physical education on reading and mathematics test scores in third grade students at Tryon Elementary. Reading and mathematics test scores were used to determine the differences between the control and experimental group. Those differences were measured by using a 2 x 2 ANOVA.
In [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 24, 2010 in
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Chapter 3: Methods & Procedures
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of increased physical education on reading and mathematics test scores in third grade students at Tryon Elementary School. The independent variable was increased physical education, while the dependant variable was improved standardized test for reading and mathematics. It [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 23, 2010 in
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Shephard and Lavalle (1994) strongly suggest that the findings in this study do not warrant a strong argument for daily physical education among primary students. The impact of the added physical education should not be under estimated; however, the differences in the field and performance test were not substantial enough to make immediate changes in [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 22, 2010 in
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Caterino and Polak (1999) conducted a second study that looked at the effects physical activity had on concentration. Administrators and teachers are constantly criticizing what part of the school day that physical education should take place. There is a constant concern that physical education will influence testing and classroom learning. This study was a follow [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 21, 2010 in
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Janz et al (2000) examined several different areas: body composition, sexual maturation, aerobic physical fitness, muscular fitness, and physical activity. All of the data analysis was stratified by gender. The data from year 1 of the study was compared to the data of year 5 using a Wilcoxon signed rank test, to determine if there [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 20, 2010 in
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The fact that the subjects were randomly selected reduced the chances of threats to internal validity. The sample size was derived from a wide cross-section of socioeconomic status and ethnic groups. The weakness of the study was the fact that there were no control schools in phase II. Furthermore, there were some reported differences in [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 19, 2010 in
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Data in Shephard (1997) were analyzed using the MANOVA test. Results after one year of observation were consistent with other studies on physical activity and academic performance (Caterino & Polak, 1993; Caterino, & Polak, 1999; Labarre, Jequier, Shephard, Lavalle, & Rajic, 1984; Shephard,1997). In grade one, the control group had slightly better grades [...]
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Posted by Essays on Jan 18, 2010 in
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Shephard (1997) conducted a metanalysis of previous studies that examined the impact of daily physical education on academic performance. He focused on studies performed in Vanves, France, Australia, Trois Rivieres, and Quebec. All of these studies focused on academic performance when a substantial amount of the school day (14-26 percent) was allocated to physical activity.
According [...]
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