- Title
- The PLUNGE randomized controlled trial: evaluation of a games-based physical activity professional learning program in primary school physical education
- Creator
- Miller, Andrew; Christensen, Erin M.; Eather, Narelle; Sproule, John; Annis-Brown, Laura; Lubans, David Revalds
- Relation
- Preventive Medicine Vol. 74, Issue May 2015, p. 1-8
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.02.002
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the Professional Learning for Understanding Games Education (PLUNGE) program on fundamental movement skills (FMS), in-class physical activity and perceived sporting competence. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial involving one year six class each from seven primary schools (n = 168; mean age = 11.2 years, SD = 1.0) in the Hunter Region, NSW, Australia. In September (2013) participants were randomized by school into the PLUNGE intervention (n = 97 students) or the 7-week wait-list control (n = 71) condition. PLUNGE involved the use of Game Centered curriculum delivered via an in-class teacher mentoring program. Students were assessed at baseline and 8-week follow-up for three object control FMS (Test of Gross Motor Development 2), in-class physical activity (pedometer steps/min) and perceived sporting competence (Self-perception Profile for Children). Results: Linear mixed models revealed significant group-by-time intervention effects (all p < 0.05) for object control competency (effect size: d = 0.9), and in-class pedometer steps/min (d = 1.0). No significant intervention effects (p > 0.05) were observed for perceived sporting competence. Conclusions: The PLUNGE intervention simultaneously improved object control FMS proficiency and in-class PA in stage three students.
- Subject
- pedometer; primary school; motor skills; game centered; teacher development
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1335532
- Identifier
- uon:27450
- Identifier
- ISSN:0091-7435
- Rights
- © 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
- Language
- eng
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