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Creator:: Case, Layne
Abstract:: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been reported to have motor skill delays and deficits. However, there have been challenges to these findings on whether these deficits are due to lack of movement skills or inaccurate assessment methods. Due to relative strengths in processing visual stimuli as opposed to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank my committee members, Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Sam Logan, and Dr. Veronica Irvin, for their

Creator:: Hamm, Jessica L.
Abstract:: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion released the Healthy People 2020 plan in 2010 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP], 2010). The mission of Healthy People 2020 is focused on improving the health of all Americans. One common tool utilized to improve the health of Americans...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . My committee members. Megan MacDonald, Vicki Ebbeck, and Sheryl Thorburn, and graduate

Creator:: Leung, Chun (Willie)
Abstract:: In recent years, there has been an increased interest in accurately measuring physical activity levels with accelerometers. Two distinct approaches have been used to estimate physical activity levels with accelerometers are vertical axis activity counts and vector magnitude (VM). Although previous studies evaluated these two distinct approaches for individuals without...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: me how to use them. I would also like to acknowledge and thank my committee members, Dr. Megan

Creator:: Wilson, Wesley J.
Abstract:: The benefits of physical activity (PA) are well established (USDDHS, 2008). Concern over the high rate of childhood obesity, however, has highlighted the emphasis of PA. Yet, children and adolescents are not obtaining the recommended amount of PA (CDC, 2011). Physical education (PE) has been recognized as an important source...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Cardinal, Megan MacDonald, and Keith Levien should also be recognized as instrumental in the completion

Creator:: Johnson, Courtney P.
Abstract:: The low physical activity levels of children today are a cause for serious concern. When examining certain populations of children, such as children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), there is a possibility of even lower overall physical activity levels. However, when exploring the current literature examining the physical activity levels...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: more MVPA after school than during school (MacDonald, Esposito, & Ulrich, 2011). Both investigations

Creator:: Pawlowski, Jill K.
Abstract:: The promotion of out of school physical activity during physical education has received increasing attention as a tool for combating increasing sedentary time among youth. Qualitative work has shown that physical education teachers feel they lack the knowledge necessary to include physical activity promotion in their lessons and unprepared by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the rest of my committee: Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Brad Cardinal, Dr. Brian Flay, Dr. Heidi Wegis

Creator:: Siebert, Erin Ashleigh
Abstract:: Current literature supports the benefits of participation in extracurricular activities(Barnett & Weber, 2008). However, a report from the U.S. Government AccountabilityOffice (GAO) found that students with disabilities participated in athletics to varyingdegrees, but at consistently lower rates than students without disabilities (US GovernmentAccountability Office, 2010). In January 2013, in response...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , I would like to recognize my committee: Drs. Brad Cardinal, Brian Flay, Megan MacDonald, Sheryl

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