Megan Adkins

The Mystery Behind the Code: Differentiated Instruction with Quick Response Codes in Secondary Physical Education

Imagine asking your students to flash a mobile technology device at a wall poster and scan a small barcode to receive directions on how to complete a physical activity. After scanning, the student ...

Bell-to-Bell Teaching: Making Every Minute Count!

Physical educators may not have control over the resources or the amount of time provided, but they can control the effort put forth every day in physical education classes by making every minute count. This article provides a number of strategies to minimize class-management and instruction time issues, while increasing the amount of time students are actively engaged in appropriate physical activity.

Health Technology Use: Implications for Physical Activity Behaviors Among College Students

ABSTRACT College is a time of transitioning as individuals move from the teenage years to adulthood. Accompanying this transition, there is a potential to establish lifelong behaviors such as a regular physical activity (PA) and exercise regimen, or a complete lack thereof, that can impact adulthood health. The current study included a convenience sample from eight student organizations (n = 8) at a midsized Midwest university. Participants (n = 235) completed a research survey packet that included: (a) demographic information including height and weight; (b) The International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (IPAQ-s); and (c) questions pertaining to technology use as it relates to physical activity. Significant results were present between body composition and physical activity levels. Further, the use of technology had a significant impact on physical activity behaviors among college students. Results analyzed by the researchers concluded that the type of technological device (smartphone or app) does not matter, but using some type of technology application/device presumably makes individuals more mindful of their activity and more self-aware of the time in physical activity. These findings could be helpful to health promotion professionals when implementing a program to increase PA for college students.

Enhancing Physical Education with a Supplemental Physical Activity Program.

For decades, schools have played a pivotal role in providing physical activity opportunities to children. For many students, school-time physical activity serves as the primary source of activity, via activity clubs, classroom physical activity breaks, and family health awareness nights. The purpose of this article is to describe how three schools in Midwest Nebraska developed an alternative way of offering a structured physical activity class on days that physical education was not offered. Readers will learn how such a class can provide additional time for students to work on skills learned in physical education while increasing their weekly physical activity time. Guidelines to effectively implement a physical activity class will be provided, along with sample physical education and lesson plans structured around the same fundamental movement pattern.

Kinesiology in 360 Degrees

ABSTRACT Kinesiology is a diverse field revolving around a core ideology of physical activity. Because of its multidisciplinary nature, kinesiology is an area that is made for interdisciplinary collaboration. This article evaluates kinesiology and the wide range of potential interdisciplinary collaborations, specifically through the lens of the areas of biology, technology, business, education, law, psychology, sociology, and recreation management. The evaluation further explores barriers to potential collaborations and proposes a model for success. Using the diffusion of innovations theory as a framework, this article outlines who needs to be involved and gives a recommended model of implementation. In the end, the rocky road of interdisciplinary collaboration within kinesiology can be successfully navigated. Furthermore, this evaluation finds that interdisciplinary collaboration is essential in the field of kinesiology and should be strategically implemented.

Retrospective evaluation of high school primary physical activities and adulthood physical activity need satisfaction

Abstract Presumably, individuals are taught skills throughout their primary education that are required to live a healthy lifestyle throughout the lifespan. The primary purpose of this study was to assess adult psychological need satisfaction in relation to high school participation. Participation included university employees and students of two mid-sized universities and members of a state health organization. Participants (n = 512) completed the Psychological Need Satisfaction in Exercise (PNSE) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The current study found modest associations between measured motivation constructs on physical activity levels. Standardized coefficients report competence and autonomy had a significant effect on physical activity in predicting adult physical activity levels. Results of this study provide insight into the determinants underlying the development of physical activity tendencies in adults and suggest high school physical education and sport participation have an equal influence on adult physical activity levels.