Article: Student motivation in physical education: breaking down barriers; Student motivation in physical education typically declines after the early years. Why? And what can be done about it?

Students in kindergarten appear to be propelled by curiosity and driven by an intense need to explore. They are willing to interact with and make sense of their environment. Rarely does one hear complaints that preschoolers are unmotivated in physical education (Lumsden, 1994). Unfortunately, in many cases, students begin losing interest in physical education as they progress through school. A fundamental requirement for developing a successful physical education program is to interest and motivate students to learn the intended objectives. Motivation is defined as "the collection of causes that engage someone in an activity" (Wakefield, 1996, p. 494). In order to better ...

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