44 JOPERD• Volume 80 No. 9• November/December 2009 school web sites and conducted
a survey of users to determine the importance of each item. Many of the items they listed are …

Websites will become increasingly important to physical education departments as they
seek to communicate the goals and content of their programs. A well developed website is …

In physical education we continue to find uses for technology, including creating databases
and spreadsheets, desktop publishing, analyzing our teaching, sending and receiving …

There has been much legislation and numerous education projects directed toward
curriculum reform. Recently," America 2000," gave a vision of American education. What is it …

April 2001• JOPERD. Vol. 72 No. 4 the end ofinstruction. One benefit of criterion assessment
is that it gives individual teachers the freedom to select the curricula and methodologies that …

Exam and Certification Applications ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION NATIONAL
STANDARDS The following documents are the 2002 examination and certification applications …

It is exciting to develop a new curriculum or implement change to an existing one.
Unfortunately, too often curriculum development or curricular changes are based on the …

Quality physical education programs taught by well-trained physical education specialists
are an integral part of the total education of a child. This Digest describes the history and …

Background The school-aged population is diminishing; school district programs are
contracting; the need for new teachers is dwindling; the median age of teaching staffs is …

A well-designed, high quality physical education (PE) website is beneficial for establishing
communication, presenting a positive image, encouraging and improving parental …