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100 1 a| Wicoff, Maribeth,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Early predictors of physical activity and academic achievement in middle school /c| by Maribeth Wicoff.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2015.;

300 a| 56 pages;

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502 b| Ph.D.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2015.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Psychology.;

500 a| Advisor: Kathleen R. King.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 20, 2016).;

520 3 a| Children and adults spend the majority of their waking time engaged in sedentary activities. These activities may be affecting the child's physical and mental health. Little research exists on the relationship between the amount of physical activity, screen time, and academic achievement as a predictor for later physical activity and academic achievement. This study examined physical activity, screen time, and academic achievement predictors and the relationship on adolescent physical activity and academic achievement. Data for this investigation were drawn from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K) and focused on 9,096 children who completed physical activity questions in eighth grade. The findings indicate that there were significant, positive relationships between reading and math skills. Additionally, there were significant relationships between kindergarten predictor variables. These predictor variables also all significantly contributed to physical activity participation in eighth grade. Similar to previous research, the current study found that children who scored high on reading and math assessment in kindergarten were more likely to continue to score high on reading and math in eighth grade. Policy recommendations for education and future research implications are discussed.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| Educational indicators.=| ^A301088;

650 0 a| Health status indicators.=| ^A109107;

650 0 a| Academic achievement.=| ^A8828;

650 0 a| Eighth grade (Education)=| ^A194704;

650 0 a| Middle school students.=| ^A560695;

650 0 a| Early childhood education.=| ^A227322;

650 0 a| Youthx| Health and hygiene.=| ^A9533;

650 0 a| Youthx| Mental health.=| ^A91063;

653 a| physical activity;

700 1 a| King, Kathleen R.,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Psychology.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Early predictors of physical activity and academic achievement in middle school / by Maribeth Wicoff.

Author/creator	Wicoff, Maribeth author.
Other author	King, Kathleen R., degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Psychology.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2015.
Description	56 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Educational indicators. Health status indicators. Academic achievement. Eighth grade (Education) Middle school students. Early childhood education. Youth--Health and hygiene. Youth--Mental health.

Summary	Children and adults spend the majority of their waking time engaged in sedentary activities. These activities may be affecting the child's physical and mental health. Little research exists on the relationship between the amount of physical activity, screen time, and academic achievement as a predictor for later physical activity and academic achievement. This study examined physical activity, screen time, and academic achievement predictors and the relationship on adolescent physical activity and academic achievement. Data for this investigation were drawn from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K) and focused on 9,096 children who completed physical activity questions in eighth grade. The findings indicate that there were significant, positive relationships between reading and math skills. Additionally, there were significant relationships between kindergarten predictor variables. These predictor variables also all significantly contributed to physical activity participation in eighth grade. Similar to previous research, the current study found that children who scored high on reading and math assessment in kindergarten were more likely to continue to score high on reading and math in eighth grade. Policy recommendations for education and future research implications are discussed.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Psychology.
General note	Advisor: Kathleen R. King.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 20, 2016).
Dissertation note	Ph.D. East Carolina University 2015.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Early predictors of physical activity and academic achievement in middle school / by Maribeth Wicoff.

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