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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"school recess"”.
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School Recess and Changes to Children's Play Opportunities in New York City
… Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 in US public schools was designed to improve how children learn and test in schools, but it has resulted in the decline or removal of recess from most schools. This thesis examines two important issues. The first issue is to assess the play opportunities that …
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Southern Ontario Principals' Perspectives on Recess in Low-Income Neighbourhoods
Elementary school recess is now generally understood to be a necessary part of a child’s school day. Therefore, it is important to move beyond research regarding the need for recess and capture the logistics and experiences of those directly involved. The present study utilizes a descriptive, …
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Behavioral assessment of physical activity preferences of young children
… activity contexts, typically available during school recess. Together, the two assessments strategies were able to identify both healthy and less healthy patterns of responding in four preschool-age children. The information obtained from these assessments could be used to inform behavioral …
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Catholic Education Values and Their Impact on Student Recess Behavior: Is There a Connection
… focuses on teaching values to students in school. These values are not seen at recess or during free play. Is there a connection between instruction in Catholic values and student behavior during recess? The purpose of this review of the research is to analyze approaches Catholic schools …
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Activity Levels of Children and Youth: Monitoring Heart Rate Versus Objective Observation
… .05. For ten 3rd graders (3 males, 7 females) at school recess, HR and CARS correlated r = .76, p < .005. For fourteen children (8 males and 6 females) in 5th grade PE, HR and CARS correlated r = .63, p < .005. In a regular (sedentary) classroom setting, seven 4th grade children’s HR and CARS …
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Principals' Perceptions Regarding Recess in Georgia Elementary Schools
… obtain the perceptions of principals regarding recess in Georgia's elementary schools, their recess practices, their considerations in developing recess, their guidelines of implementing recess, and principal's demographics. The quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social …
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Exploring the effects of teaching the character trait of respect to students in grades 4 and the impact it has on behavior during recess
… reduce inappropriate behavior during the lunch recess hour. The elementary school selected for this research project was Larchmont Elementary School. Larchmont School is an ethnically and academically diverse school located in South Jersey. The students, who received lessons through …