Using Mobile Devices in Physical Education to Enhance Learning and Physical Activity for At-Risk Girls

The purpose of the article is to illustrate how a physical education program uses mobile devices to motivate at-risk girls attending an urban charter school. Permitting students to use mobile devices in physical education gives students a "technological freedom" that has been removed in ot...

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Published inStrategies (Reston, Va.) Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 13 - 17
Main Authors Gibbone, Anne, Perez, Samantha L., Virgilio, Stephen J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston Routledge 04.07.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adolescents
At Risk Students
Charter Schools
Computer Oriented Programs
Educational Policy
Exercise
Feedback (Response)
Females
Handheld Devices
High School Students
Learning
New York
Nontraditional Education
Physical Education
Physical fitness
Self image
Smartphones
Student Interests
Student Motivation
Urban Schools
Yoga
New York
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Summary:The purpose of the article is to illustrate how a physical education program uses mobile devices to motivate at-risk girls attending an urban charter school. Permitting students to use mobile devices in physical education gives students a "technological freedom" that has been removed in other contexts. The apps described in this article helped provide guidance and feedback to students, to enhance the structural and motivational components of the activity designs. The examples presented were successful for this group of students in this circumstance; however, the potential is great for other teachers to learn from their experience.
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ISSN:0892-4562
2168-3778
DOI:10.1080/08924562.2014.917998