Session: Physical Activity and Fitness in Children's Lives (2013 AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition (April 23-27, 2013))

Friday, April 26, 2013: 8:45 AM-10:00 AM

Convention Center: 201AB

Presider:

Li Li, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA

This session features oral presentation of research studies from multiple disciplines focused around physical activity in youth.

Validating Middle School Fitness Knowledge Assessments

Courtney Teatro¹, Pamela Hodges Kulinna¹, Weimo Zhu², Elena Boiarskaia³ and Bridget Wilde¹, (1)Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (3)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Children's Physical Activity Levels in DDR by Body Mass Index

Zan Gao, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Are Children With Autism Less Active Than Children Without Autism?

Courtney Johnson and Joonkoo Yun, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Stereotypic Behaviors of Children With Autism During Gross Motor Activities

Jihyun Lee and David L. Porretta, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Children's Physical Activity at Recess: Kindergarten Through Fourth grade

David Newman Daum¹, Amelia Mays Woods² and Kim C. Graber², (1)University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

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