Annotated Bibliography

Hazel Hay

Annotated Bibliography

What are the benefits of physical education in schools?

1. Tremarche, P. V., Robinson, E. M., & Graham, L. B. (2007). Physical Education and its Effect on Elementary Testing Results. Physical Educator, 64(2), 58-64.

This study gathered its information by comparing and contrasting the test results and physical education hours of two fourth grade classes in two different schools. They carried out statistical analysis on the data and found that students who had more hours of physical education during the year can score higher on certain subjects in the standardized better tests.

2. Bocaaarro, J., Kanters, M. A., Casper, J., & Forrester, S. (2008). School Physical Education, Extracurricular Sports, and Lifelong Active Living. Journal Of Teaching In Physical Education, 27(2), 155-166.

This article proposes encouraged extracurricular sports and active living involving intramural sports in schools and healthy behavior. The conclusion suggests obesity can be avoided by more physical activity and less consumption of unnecessary food. The authors collected their information from other research including The Center For Disease Control.

3. Trout, J., & Graber, K. C. (2009). Perceptions of Overweight Students Concerning Their Experiences in Physical Education. Journal Of Teaching In Physical Education, 28(3), 272-292.

Twelve overweight high school students between the ages of 13 and 18 were interviewed regarding their experience with physical education. The results showed that overweight teens will take the initiative to exercise but are insecure when doing it among their peers, therefore making it difficult to participate in physical education during school.

4. Bailey, R. (2006). Physical Education and Sport in Schools: A Review of Benefits and Outcomes. Journal Of School Health, 76(8), 397-401.

This article discusses the benefits on physical education for children, in schools. It talks about child development skills including: physical, lifestyle, affective, social, and cognitive development. They acquired their information from other research papers.

5. Carlson, S. A., Fulton, J. E., & Lee, S. M. (2008). Physical Education and Academic Achievement in Elementary School: Data From the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. American Journal Of Public Health, 98(4), 721-727.

A kindergarten class was observed with specific physical education schedules over a course of six years. Researchers collected data from kindergarten, grade one, grade three and grade five. They concluded that girls benefited slightly from the highest level of physical education (70-300min) but boys did not benefit from this at all.