Prusak, Keven
Keven A. Prusak
PhD
EXERCISE SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF
College of Health and Human Performance
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Courses: EXSC 169, EXSC 229, EXSC 233, EXSC 375, EXSC 630, EXSC 650, EXSC 116, EXSC 171 EXSC 181/182
Office: 249H SFH
Phone: 801-422-1560
Email: keven_prusak@byu.edu
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Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise:
- Pedagogy
- K-12 Physical Education Teacher Education
- Coaching Education
Research:
- My area of research focuses on motivation in the physical education setting, effective pedagogy and the use of video technologies in teacher preparation.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy, Curriculum and Instruction: Physical Education - Pedago, Arizona State University, 2000
- Masters of Education, Physical Education, Utah State University, 1990
- Bachelor of Science, Physical Education, Brigham Young University, 1986
Affiliations:
- Physical Education, K-12, Teaching/Coaching - Primary
- Outdoor Recreation - Secondary
Selected Publications:
- “Fun and Games for Basketball,” Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 2005
- “Is your PE class about ’something’? Motives and guiding principles for PE teachers,” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 2005
- “Teacher Talk,” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Volume in press, 2005
- “The Effects of Choice on the Motivation of Adolescent Girls in Physical Education,” Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 23, Pages 19-29, January, 2005
- “Adressing National Standards within a Task-Involving Motivational Climate,” Teaching Elementary Physical Education Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 27-30, January, 2005
- “Assessing Students in the Task-Involving Motivational Climate,” Teaching Elementary Physical Education Pages 11-17, January, 2005
- “The effecst of choice on the motivation of adolescent girls in physical education,” Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 19-29, Human Kinetics, Chapaign, IL, January, 2004
- “Pedagogy: Instructional strategies that work with concepts and principles,” Western College Phyiscal Education Society Review August, 2004
- “Validity, reliability and invariance of the situational motivation scale (SIMS) across diverse phyiscal activity contexts,” Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 19-43, March, 2003
- “Effects of types of walking activities on actual choices by adolescent female physical education students,” Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 230-241, April, 2002
- “Teaching strategies and game modifications to promote maximum participation in middle school physical education,” Teaching Elementary Physical Education Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 18-23, May, 2000
- “Meeting core requirements through efficient time management,” Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Volume 68, Issue 9, Pages 9-10, November, 1997
Awards:
- Lawrence F. Locke Outstanding Dissertation Award , American Eductions Research Association , 2002
Languages:
- Italian
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