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Motor Skill Proficiency, Performance and Participation in Children with Physical Disabilities

Creator:: Ross, Samantha M.
Abstract:: Background: Mastery of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in childhood is proposed to facilitate participation in physical activity (PA) opportunities, through context-specific application of FMS (Clarke & Metclafe, 2002; Stodden et al., 2008). Children with disabilities impacting motor skill development thus are at greater risk for low PA participation. Evidence indicates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: MacDonald and thesis committee, Drs. Sam Logan, Heidi Wegis and Viktor Bovbjerg. Additional gratitude is

Predicting School Readiness Using Motor Skill Proficiency of At-Risk Preschoolers

Creator:: Tepfer, Amanda Taek Soon
Abstract:: Background: Early childhood is filled with incredible growth in all areas of development and offers a critical period for optimal learning (Lerner, 2002). During this critical period both motor skills (Bouffard, Watkinson, Thompson, Causgrove Dunn, & Romanow, 1996; Clark & Metcalfe, 2002; Lubans, Morgan, Cliff, Barnett, & Okely, 2010; Stodden...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Heidi Wegis for serving on my thesis committee. I appreciate all the time you have put into serving

First Year School Counselors’ Professional Development in the Context of the United States’ 2020 Public Health and Sociopolitical Crises

Creator:: Shaheen, Sarah A.
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of two qualitative grounded theory studies on the professional development process experienced by first year high school counselors during the United States’ 2020 public health and sociopolitical crises. Chapter two contains the first study which answers the research question: What is the professional development process experienced by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Teacher Collaboration between Physical and Special Educators to Promote Physical Activity for Students with Disabilities

Creator:: Jung, Jaehun
Abstract:: School-aged children with disabilities have difficulty in meeting current physical activity guidelines (Stanish et al., 2019). As such, there is a need for providing effective physical activity promotion programs for school-aged children with disabilities. School settings can be the right place to promote physical activity for children with disabilities because...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Viktor Bovbjerg, Brad Cardinal, Sam Logan, and Heidi Wegis, for their supports for this dissertation

Exploring the Connections Between Experiential Learning and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Preservice Agriculture Teachers

Creator:: Stewart, Josh
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the connections between experiential learning and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in preservice agriculture teachers. More specifically, utilizing a conceptual model for teacher development as a framework, this research sought to explore the development of the knowledge bases needed for teaching through experiential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee members; Dr. Jonathan Velez, Dr. SueAnn Bottoms, Dr. Shawn Rowe, and Dr. Heidi Wegis. I am

Relations between Physical Fitness and School-Day Physical Activity Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Creator:: Tyler, Kiley J.
Abstract:: Background. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social-communicative deficits and restricted and repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities (APA, 2013). While current estimates suggest 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with ASD, more alarming statistics indicate 1 in 50 school-aged children live with the disorder (Blumberg, Bramlett, Kogan,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: serve Oregon State University’s assembly of excellence in Kinesiology. Thank you to Dr. Heidi Wegis

Examining the Promotion of Out of School Physical Activity During Physical Education

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

Design criteria of minimalist running shoes

Creator:: Halbauer, Elizabeth Ashley
Abstract:: Much research has been conducted to determine the difference between running barefoot verse the traditional heel strike running style. Each style of running requires parts of the foot to strike the ground differently. Shoe companies have addressed these differences by designing different styles of shoes for each running style. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The consumption and design process of handcrafters : theoretical implications

Creator:: Stannard, Casey Rhea
Abstract:: The overarching purpose of this research was to determine characteristics of raw materials which impacted the consumption and design process of crafters. The characteristics were related to the three levels of design as described by Donald Norman and the concept of linking value in consumer tribes. The specific focus of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Understanding physical activity behavior in inclusive physical education

Creator:: Jin, Jooyeon
Abstract:: Physical education is important to promote physical activity of adolescents with and without disabilities, but many adolescents are not active during physical education classes. Innovative instructional strategies are imperative to change this phenomenon, but it will be challenging to develop effective instructional strategies without thorough understanding of students' physical activity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cardinal, Heidi Wegis, and Brian Flay, for their support and valuable feedback throughout this project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Motor Skill Proficiency, Performance and Participation in Children with Physical Disabilities

Predicting School Readiness Using Motor Skill Proficiency of At-Risk Preschoolers

First Year School Counselors’ Professional Development in the Context of the United States’ 2020 Public Health and Sociopolitical Crises

Teacher Collaboration between Physical and Special Educators to Promote Physical Activity for Students with Disabilities

Exploring the Connections Between Experiential Learning and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Preservice Agriculture Teachers

Relations between Physical Fitness and School-Day Physical Activity Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Examining the Promotion of Out of School Physical Activity During Physical Education

Design criteria of minimalist running shoes

The consumption and design process of handcrafters : theoretical implications

Understanding physical activity behavior in inclusive physical education

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