The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between knowledge of, and attitudes toward, health-related fitness among elementary physical education teachers. The relationship between teaching experience, age, and participation and attitudes toward health-related fitness among elementary physical education teachers was studied. Additionally, the study sought to determine whether elementary physical education teachers demonstrate a strong positive attitude toward health-related fitness and whether elementary physical education teachers have a high level of knowledge regarding health-related fitness. / Two instruments were selected for this study. The first instrument, the 55-item Personal Fitness Knowledge Inventory, was adapted by the researcher from an instrument designed by Rider, Imwold, and Johnson (1986). The second instrument (20 items) consists of a four-point modified Likert response pattern ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree and is designed to measure elementary-level physical education teachers' attitudes. The questionnaire was developed by Fischer (1983). / Content validity of the instruments was determined by a panel of experts in the field of physical education. Initial reliability of the instruments was tested in the pilot study using the Kuder-Richardson Formula 20. / A random sample of 200 certified physical education teachers was selected from a list of 1,817 names from the State of Florida Department of Education in Tallahassee to serve as subjects for the study. / Descriptive statistics were used to illustrate pertinent factors about the sample, and correlation coefficient procedures were calculated to determine the relationship between teacher knowledge and attitudes regarding health-related fitness. / Therefore, to better understand the nature of the relationship between teachers' attitudes and their knowledge toward health-related fitness and the relationship between age, teaching experience, and participation and attitudes toward health-related fitness among elementary physical education teachers, simple linear regressions were calculated, which indicated a significant relationship between the teachers' attitudes and their knowledge (p $<$.05) and a significant relationship between teaching experience, age, and participation and attitudes (p $<$.05) regarding health-related fitness. Other findings of the study revealed that the teachers who participated have positive attitudes and a high level of knowledge regarding health-related fitness. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-02, Section: A, page: 0239. / Major Professor: Robert A. Rider. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1994.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77100 |
| Contributors | Al-Aly, Mohamed M. S., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 128 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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