The Impact of Health Matters Promotion Program on Student’s Exercise Cognition, Exercise Attitude and Exercise Behavior in Special Education School

• Main Authors: Cheng, Ju-Chi, 鄭如綺
• Other Authors: Ke, Tian-Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/mqq6t5

碩士 === 臺北市立大學 === 運動教育研究所 === 107 === Purpose: The study was aimed to investigate the effects of Health Matters Promotion Program intervention for special education school students on improvement of exercise cognition, exercise attitude, and exercise behavior. Method: A Quasi-experimental design was utilized. Nineteen subjects were assigned into experimental group and thirteen subjects were assigned into control group. All subjects of the two groups completed a questionnaire. Then the experimental group received a 12-week Health Matters Program and completed a questionnaires as the posttest. Tools: Some items were based on the questionnaires of The 12-Week Health Matters Promotion Program for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities developed by Marks et al. (2010), and the other items were designed by the researcher according to the course contents. The questionnaire included three parts: exercise cognition, exercise attitude, and exercise behavior. Statistical analyses included independent samples t-test, analysis of covariance, one sample t-test, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. Result: The experimental group showed a significant improvement in exercise cognition, exercise attitude, and exercise behavior. There is no direct correlation among the three. The research showed that Health Matters Promotion Program has a significant effect on the improvement of exercise cognition, exercise attitude, and exercise behavior in special education school students.