Effectiveness of a Two-Year Health-Related Physical Education Intervention in Elementary Schools

• Autores: Stefanie Verstraete, Greet Cardon, Dirk De Clercq, Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij
• Localización: Journal of teaching in physical education, ISSN 0273-5024, Vol. 26, Nº. 1, 2007, págs. 20-34
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 2-year health-related physical education intervention in a pretest-posttest design. Sixteen elementary schools (764 pupils, mean age: 11.2 ± 0.7) participated in the study. Schools were randomly assigned to the intervention condition (n = 8) and the control condition (n = 8). Making use of direct observation data gathered according to SOFIT (System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time), the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity engagement during physical education classes was significantly higher in the intervention condition than in the control condition. Children¿s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity engagement during physical education lessons increased with 14% in the intervention condition (from 42 to 56%). No significant effects were found on the accelerometer data. The health-related physical education intervention was found to be promising in promoting physical activity during physical education classes.