Table 4 Candidates’ Physical Activity and Screen-Viewing-Related Knowledge, Total Sample and by Frequency of Course Content
|  | Total Sample | No courses | 1+ Courses | X 2 | Gamma | Gamma SE | T | Adj. p†| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||||||
Physical Activity-Related Knowledge Item | |||||||||||
Key features of gross motor development | 5.30 | .80 | 5.24 | .86 | 5.46 | .66 | 8.89 | .12 | .08 | 1.60 | .87 |
Age appropriate movement skills for children | 5.22 | .84 | 5.16 | .87 | 5.37 | .77 | 2.50 | .08 | .07 | 1.14 | 1.00 |
The link between physical activity and cardiovascular health | 5.00 | .98 | 4.94 | 1.02 | 5.12 | .89 | 5.38 | .08 | .07 | 1.19 | 1.00 |
The link between physical activity and muscular health | 5.04 | .96 | 5.00 | .98 | 5.14 | .93 | 1.88 | .05 | .07 | .69 | .49 |
The link between physical activity and psychosocial health | 5.05 | .94 | 5.01 | .96 | 5.16 | .92 | 1.38 | .07 | .07 | 1.01 | 1.00 |
The link between physical activity and learning | 5.26 | .84 | 5.20 | .87 | 5.42 | .73 | 5.85 | .13 | .07 | 1.77 | .77 |
The link between physical activity, brain development, and preparing children for learning at school | 5.22 | .87 | 5.18 | .90 | 5.31 | .80 | 2.19 | .08 | .07 | 1.07 | 1.00 |
The link between physical inactivity and type 2 diabetes | 4.82 | 1.18 | 4.82 | 1.17 | 4.84 | 1.19 | 11.28 | .07 | .07 | .95 | 1.00 |
My college/university training has helped me understand important information about young children’s physical activity needs | 5.15 | .96 | 5.03 | 1.02 | 5.38 | .79 | 14.99 | .12 | .07 | 1.70 | .80 |
I have the skills and abilities I need to support young children’s physical activity | 5.17 | .93 | 5.08 | 1.00 | 5.35 | .77 | .72 | .04 | .06 | .70 | .97 |
Screen-Viewing-Related Knowledge Item | |||||||||||
The link between screen-viewing and rates of childhood obesity | 5.09 | 1.02 | 5.09 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 1.01 | .09 | −.02 | .11 | −.18 | 1.00 |
The link between screen-viewing and psychosocial health | 4.98 | 1.05 | 4.98 | 1.02 | 5.03 | 1.08 | 1.88 | .01 | .10 | .07 | .95 |
The link between screen-viewing and cognition | 4.94 | 1.03 | 4.93 | 1.01 | 5.05 | 1.06 | .70 | .06 | .10 | .64 | 1.00 |
The link between screen-viewing and high blood pressure | 4.55 | 1.26 | 4.53 | 1.24 | 4.67 | 1.28 | 2.01 | .07 | .09 | .85 | 1.00 |
The link between screen-viewing and irregular sleep patterns | 4.96 | 1.12 | 4.96 | 1.08 | 5.02 | 1.11 | .18 | .01 | .10 | .13 | 1.00 |