Lauren E Au, Lorrene D Ritchie, Klara Gurzo, Lilly A Nhan, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Janice Kao, Patricia M Guenther, Marisa Tsai, Wendi Gosliner
Post-Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Adherence to Select School Nutrition Standards by Region and Poverty Level: The Healthy Communities Study
Journal of nutrition education and behavior
using quasiexperimental design authors examine whether fourth fifthgrade students exposed developmental physical education pe curriculum michigans exemplary physical education curriculum epec demonstrated stronger motor skillspecific selfefficacy perceptions physical activity competence physical activity levels motor skills physical fitness students exposed existing pe curricula authors conducted multilevel regression analysis data 1464 students fourth fifth grades data collected using student survey activity checklist motor fitness assessments compared students receiving standard pe students exposed epec showed significantly stronger results motor skills fitness outcomes authors found significant positive intervention effects indicators motor skill selfefficacy physical activity levels among fourthgrade cohort epec effective standard pe curricula improving motor skill performance fourth fifthgrade cohorts increasing selfreported motor skillspecific selfefficacy physical activity fourthgrade cohort