Student Knowledge of Health and Fitness Concepts and Its Relation to Locus of Control.

Autor/inn/en	Merkle, Dale G.; Treagust, David F.
Titel	Student Knowledge of Health and Fitness Concepts and Its Relation to Locus of Control.
Quelle	(1988), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Concept Formation; Curriculum Development; Grade 8; Grade 9; Health Education; Individual Power; Junior High Schools; Locus of Control; Physical Health; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Eigeninitiative; Sekundarstufe I; Gesundheitszustand; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Most school curricula include the study of health as a separate subject or as part of science. Despite this, students often leave school without a clear understanding of many health concepts. This study investigated a group of grade eight and nine students' knowledge of personal health and physical fitness concepts and its relation to locus of control. A 20 item true-false knowledge questionnaire with opportunities for students to explain their choice indicated that while students scored relatively well on the items the explanations of their responses frequently indicated erroneous reasoning based on preconceptions or misconceptions. Students' locus of control was measured using two instruments for health and fitness respectively and showed that this sample had a higher expectation of control by themselves for their fitness compared to their health. Correlation data between knowledge and locus of control scores indicated that students who possessed high knowledge scores had a tendency not to believe in chance for their personal health and physical fitness. Conversely students who possessed low knowledge scores had more of a tendency to believe in chance for their personal health and physical fitness. The study comments on the success of the health education curriculum and offers suggestions for further research. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC