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Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal
American Journal of Health Education
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Physical Education is a key component to improve youth health, but there is limited information on Physical Education delivery in different formats.
PURPOSE: We compared PE formats (in-person versus remote) across evaluation aspects: weekly minutes; perceived effectiveness; and student-to-teacher ratio.
METHODS: We distributed questionnaires (2020-2021 school year) to school contacts who represented NFL Play 60 FitnessGram
RESULTS: Among 165 schools, 10% (n=17) offered in-person instruction, 31% (n=51) offered remote instruction, and 59% offered both (n=97). Results revealed higher in-person PE minutes (77.2±7.3) compared to remote minutes (67.1±14.6), but results were not significantly different (p=0.19). School contacts reported significantly more effective in-person PE (4.0) than remote PE (2.8, p
DISCUSSION: Findings indicate PE was offered during the pandemic, but remote learning appeared less effective than in-person PE.
TRANSLATION TO HEALTH EDUCATION PRACTICE: Efforts are needed to improve remote PE to reinforce high-quality PE in the future.
Keywords
COVID-19, Schools, Remote PE, In-Person PE
DOI
10.1080/19325037.2023.2277945
PMID
38264143
PMCID
PMC10803051
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
1-8-2025
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Author MSS
Published Open-Access
yes
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