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The effect of teaching a physical activity class emphasizing knowledge-based instruction versus teaching a physical activity class emphasizing physical activity on the body esteem of college women

Posted on:1995-03-09Degree:M.EdType:Thesis
University:Stephen F. Austin State UniversityCandidate:Gladden, Sandra JeanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2477390014991531Subject:Physical education
Abstract/Summary:
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference between the body esteem of college women participating in a physical activity class emphasizing knowledge-based instruction and the same physical activity class emphasizing physical activity. The physical activity class used for this study was an undergraduate course entitled Body Mechanics which was taught at two different times. The control group used in this study was a health science class. The subjects in each group were given the Body Esteem Scale, developed by Franzoi & Shields (1984), in a pretest and posttest design. Analysis of covariance was used to determine if there were significant differences (alpha =.05) between the groups for posttest, using pretest as a covariate. All analyses were computed using the SAS system at Stephen F. Austin State University. No significant differences were found between the three groups.
Keywords/Search Tags:Physical activity class emphasizing, Body esteem
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