Authors
Barbi Law, Brenda Bruner, Sara M Scharoun Benson, Kristal Anderson, Melanie Gregg, Nathan Hall, Kirstin Lane, Dany J MacDonald, Travis J Saunders, Dwayne Sheehan, Michelle R Stone, Sarah J Woodruff, Kevin Belanger, Joel D Barnes, Patricia E Longmuir, Mark S Tremblay
Publication date
2018/10
Journal
BMC Public Health
Volume
18
Pages
1-11
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Quality physical education (PE) contributes to the development of physical literacy among children, yet little is known about how teacher training relates to this development. We assessed the association between teacher training, and the likelihood that children met recommended achievement levels for components of physical literacy as defined by the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL).
Methods
Canadian children (n = 4189; M = 10.72 years, SD = 1.19) from six provinces completed the CAPL. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between teacher training (generalist/PE specialist), adjusting for children’s age and gender, and physical competence protocols (sit and reach, handgrip, plank, Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run [PACER], body mass index [BMI], waist circumference …
Scholar articles
B Law, B Bruner, SM Scharoun Benson, K Anderson… - BMC Public Health, 2018