• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Differences in perceived competence and physical activity levels during single-gender modified basketball game play in middle school physical education
  • Beteiligte: Slingerland, Menno; Haerens, Leen; Cardon, Greet; Borghouts, Lars
  • Erschienen: SAGE Publications, 2014
  • Erschienen in: European Physical Education Review, 20 (2014) 1, Seite 20-35
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1177/1356336x13496000
  • ISSN: 1356-336X; 1741-2749
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  • Beschreibung: Creating environments in physical education (PE) that foster perceived competence and physical activity during gender-mixed game play lessons is a challenge, especially with adolescent girls. This study is a small experiment in one PE lesson that aimed to increase the perceived competence and in-class physical activity in girls, by applying a single-gender grouping strategy within co-educational classes. A final sample of 216 students (90 girls; 42%) within 13 classes in grades 7–9 (age 11–15) played basketball in mixed-gender and in single-gender teams. The effects on participant’s perceived competence and moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) were assessed using questionnaires and heart rate monitors, respectively. Although girls’ perceived competence was lower than that of boys, girls’ perceived competence increased during single-gender game play. Physical activity levels were high during both mixed-gender and single-gender game play. Playing invasion games (i.e. basketball, handball, soccer) in gender-specific groups could be a useful strategy for PE teachers to implement into their lessons, in order to improve girls’ perceived competence during invasion games.