The purposes of this study were (a) to determine the effects of learning aids on the physical fitness and knowledge levels of fourth grade students, and (b) to determine the effects of games and a fitness trail on the physical fitness and knowledge levels of fourth grade students. / Subjects included six intact fourth grade classes at two elementary schools for 18 sessions. Four experimental groups were involved in a six week fitness unit involving active games and a fitness trail. Two of these received additional fitness instruction with visual and action-oriented learning aids. Two control groups received no fitness instruction but participated in a soccer unit. / It was hypothesized that learning aids would positively influence the physical fitness posttest scores and the fitness knowledge attainment of learning aid groups A(,1) and A(,2); also that active game and fitness trail participation would positively influence the physical fitness posttest scores and fitness knowledge attainment for all experimental groups A(,1), A(,2), B(,1), and B(,2). / Data were collected during four days of pretesting and four days of posttesting. The Sander/Burton Fitness Knowledge Test (1984) and the AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test (1976) were administered. / The following results were obtained from the analysis of variance. Relative to the learning aid intervention, a significant main effect was found for experimental group A(,2) on the knowledge posttest. No significant main effects were found due to this intervention for experimental groups A(,1) or A(,2) on any physical fitness posttest items. The active games and fitness trail treatment evidenced a significant main effect for experimental groups A(,2) and B(,2) in the 600 yard run. Although not significantly different on other fitness posttest items, all experimental groups receiving this treatment improved more than their respective control groups across tests. Lastly, the four experiment groups in the fitness unit demonstrated a significant main effect on the knowledge posttest. / It was concluded that learning aid intervention did result in significantly higher knowledge attainment for one treatment group. Further, the active game and fitness trail intervention did significantly affect higher endurance levels for two treatment groups. Also this latter intervention did significantly affect higher knowledge attainment for all experimental groups. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-04, Section: A, page: 0924. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75559 |
| Contributors | SANDER, ALLAN N., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 240 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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