The Effects of Physical Education on the Behavior of Second Grade Children |
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| Authors: | Richard L Thornton Paul A Lane |
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| Institution: | University of Bridgeport , Bridgeport , Conn. , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The effects of six weeks of physical education on the negative impulse behavior of second grade children in a “difficult class” and a “usual class” were studied. The instruments used were teacher rating and observation. The results showed that physical education significantly reduced the number and severity of observed impulse behavior in the difficult classroom, although the numbers of individuals involved remained relatively the same; the teacher ratings of the children's behavior did not significantly change as a result of physical education but some tendencies, both positive and negative, were evident. Physical education did not significantly change the usual class in terms of either observed behavior or teacher ratings. |
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