Active participation in physical activity (PA) is beneficial for teenagers’ physical and mental development [1]. Moreover, it can also prevent childhood obesity and cardiovascular diseases [2]. However, extensive studies have shown that most adolescents (12-15 years) tend to drop out from regular PA …

Recent research has shown that example study only (EE) and example-problem pairs (EP) were more effective (i.e., higher test performance) and efficient (i.e., attained with less effort invested in learning and/or test tasks) than problem-example pairs (PE) and problem solving only (PP). We conducted …

In dit lectoraatsonderzoek is onderzocht op welke wijze mix-plastics kunnen worden gebonden tot een schuimachtige massa. Achterliggende gedachte is om enerzijds een oplossing te hebben voor het hergebruiken van de mix-plastics en anderzijds hiermee een opvulling te realiseren in composietproducten van …

This paper is exploring the potential of the subject of Physical Education for supporting students’ overall development, the theoretical relation between the IB Learner Profile and PE as described in various IB-PYP documents and aims to design a subject-specific approach of the Learner Profile for Physical …

Dit verslag bevat het afstudeeronderzoek van mijn bachelor naar het spreken van Engels onder de leerlingen in TTO. De aanleiding voor volgend onderzoek was de observatie door mij en andere TTO-docenten dat de leerlingen in het TTO snel terugvallen op het Nederlands in de onderlinge communicatie. Voor …

Adequate gross motor skills are an essential aspect of a child’s healthy development. Where physical education (PE) is part of the primary school curriculum, a strong curriculum-based emphasis on evaluation and support of motor skill development in PE is apparent. Monitoring motor development is then …

AIESEP future directions

VIDEO: Video recording of the AIESEP specialist seminar “Future Directions in PE Assessment” from October 18-20, 2018. Content of the seminar: Given the growing research interest in PE-assessment, the complexities PE-teachers meet in planning and carrying out assessment, and the increasing emphasis …

This abstract book contains summaries of all keynotes and individual contributions within the ‘International Overview’ and ‘PETE’ sessions, and 39 abstracts from the ‘mini-orals’ on original research, projects and initiatives on PE assessment. The AIESEP Specialist Seminar ‘Future Directions in PE …

The main aim of this study was to evaluate a new combination of test items on its practical use as a tool for determining the fundamental movement skills performance in 6- to 10-year old primary school children. This combination of tests should cover the different aspects of fundamental movement skills …