Development of an instrument to assess cognitive processes in physical education classes

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-160

  Solmon, Melinda A ^a   Lee, Amelia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive mediation; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TEACHING; WORK;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING; WORK;

EID: 0031160397     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1997.10607991     Document Type: Article

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