Development of an instrument to assess fourth and fifth grade students' attitudes toward physical education

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-327

  Phillips, Sharon R ^a   Silverman, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Elementary school; pedagogy; Physical education

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867563261     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: 15327841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2012.693359     Document Type: Article

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