Titre :
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Physical Education, Obesity, and Academic Achievement : A 2-Year Longitudinal Investigation of Australian Elementary School Children. (2012)
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Auteurs :
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TELFORD (Richard-D) : AUS. Medical School. Australian National University. Canberra. ;
CUNNINGHAM (Ross-B) : AUS. Fenner School of Environment and Society. Australian National University. Canberra. ;
Robert FITZGERALD ;
Lisa-S OLIVE ;
PROSSER (Laurence) : AUS. Ballarat. Victoria. ;
Rohan-M TELFORD ;
XIAOLI JIANG (.) : AUS. School of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Humanities. University of Ballarat. Victoria. ;
Faculty of Education. University of Canberra. Canberra. AUS
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 102, n° 2, 2012)
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Pagination :
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368-374
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Obésité
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Education physique
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Niveau enseignement
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Réussite scolaire
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Australie
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Enfant 6 9 ans
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Enfant
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Océanie
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xk9DkF. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We determined whether physical education (PE) taught by specialists contributed to academic development and prevention of obesity in elementary school children. Methods. Our 2-year longitudinal study involved 620 boys and girls initially in grade 3 in Australia, all receiving 150 minutes per week of PE. One group (specialist-taught PE ; n =312) included 90 minutes per week of PE from visiting specialists ; the other (common-practice PE ; n =308) received all PE from generalist classroom teachers. Measurements included percentage of body fat (measured by dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry) and writing, numeracy, and reading proficiency (by government tests). Results. Compared with common-practice PE, specialist-taught PE was associated with a smaller increase in age-related percentage of body fat (P =02). Specialist-taught PE was also associated with greater improvements in numeracy (P <. and writing scores. there was no evidence of a reading effect. conclusions. the attenuated age-related increases in percentage body fat enhanced numeracy development among elementary school children receiving pe from specialists provides support for role both preventive medicine academic development.>
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