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Pedometers in the curriculum
| Title: | Pedometers in the curriculum: an instrument to enhance student success through wellness education. |
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| Name(s): |
Allen, Henry J. College of Education Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | ix, 54 p. : ill. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a pedometer-based intervention on physical activity and self-efficacy among community college students in wellness classes (N = 154). The intervention included a pretest/posttest physical activity questionnaire, pedometer use, weekly goal setting and self-report of step data via the web. The experimental group wore pedometers daily for ten weeks; the control group wore pedometers for one week at baseline and week ten. Average weekday physical activity increased 29% for the experimental group and decreased 16% for the control group. Data analysis demonstrated a statistically significant difference due to the treatment regarding step count, differences in mean scores for self-efficacy, and a main effect for treatment for BMI. These results support the effectiveness of pedometer use to increase physical activity and self-efficacy in conjunction with a community college health curriculum. | |
| Identifier: | 428804998 (oclc), 215293 (digitool), FADT215293 (IID), fau:3427 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Henry J. Allen. Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009 Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Health promotion Exercise measurement Physical education and training Academic achievement -- Psychological aspects |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/215293 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
