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The Effects of Non-Semestered and Semestered Physical Education Programs on the Physical Activity Levels and Experiences of Grade Nine Students

出版	University of Saskatchewan, 2007
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=L6GIAQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋School physical education (PE) programs are often viewed as one of the best and most effective ways to encourage children and youth to be physically active as they provide an environment ideal for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Due to the potentially powerful role that PE can play in the health of youth, attention needs to be given to ensure that these programs are as effective as possible. In Canada, recommendations have been made for daily physical education for students from kindergarten through grade 12 yet most high schools are not meeting this goal. At the high school level, physical education is frequently provided for students through one of two scheduling systems: (a) semestered physical education (PE class every day for half of the school year), and (b) non-semestered physical education (PE class every second day for the entire school year). To date, no research exists that investigates the influence of the scheduling of PE on the physical activity levels, participation rates, and experiences of high school students. Using a mixed methods research design, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect that the scheduling of PE programs has on the subsequent physical activity levels and experiences of the students involved. This study was conducted in two phases. In phase one, Grade 9 students enrolled in two schools (n = 245), with one school offering semestered PE and one school offering non-semestered PE, completed an activity recall questionnaire. This questionnaire was administered three times (October, February, and May) throughout the school year. At the baseline data collection in October, the students in the two schools had comparable total physical activity levels. The most notable difference could be seen in May where students enrolled in non-semestered PE had significantly higher physical activity levels than baseline (p>.05) while students enrolled in the semestered PE program showed a trend of decreasing physical activity level.