Keven Prusak

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Associate Professor

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Office: 249-H SFH

Phone: 801-422-1560

Email: keven_prusak@byu.edu

Brief Biography

Keven A. Prusak, PhD

Dr. Keven Prusak has spent the past 34 years in the field of physical education and coaching. After graduating from BYU in 1986 he taught math and physical education and coached four sports for 11 years at the secondary level. In 1989, he received the Box Elder School District Teacher of the Year Award.
He received a masters degree in physical education from Utah State University in 1990 followed by a PhD in Physical Education-Pedagogy from Arizona State University in 2000. His research focuses on motivation in physical education and the use of digital video technology in PETE. His dissertation examined the effects of student choices on motivation and received the 2002 Lawrence F. Locke Dissertation award from the American Education Research Association.
After graduating from ASU, he took a job at Minot State University where he worked closely with surrounding school districts to redesign their elementary PE program. Courses taught included K-12 methods, motor development, student-teacher supervision, etc. While in North Dakota, Dr. Prusak served on the NDAHPERD board as the vice-president of Secondary Physical Education and was nominated as the College Professor of the year in 2001.
Dr. Prusak took his current position at BYU Provo in 2002 and teaches physical education teacher educator teaching elementary physical education methods classes, K-12 activity methods, exercise physiology, Healthy and Active Lifestyles for undergrad majors and has taught graduate courses including Foundations of PETE Research and Research Design Methods. He has a strong statistical preparation and provides assistance to PETE colleagues with research design and statistical analyses.
Dr. Prusak has published 53 scholarly articles, 2 book chapters, and one book. He has made 10 international and 68 national, regional, state, and local presentations. He created a research group with fellow PETE faculty and grad students based on a share-the-wealth approach to research, writing and publishing scholarly articles. As a result the scholarly productivity rose more than four-fold among participating faculty. He was nominated as the SWD AAHPERD scholar of the year in 2007. He and his coauthors were awarded the 2010 Exemplary Paper of the Year Award from JTPE.
Dr. Prusak has served as the administrator of the Learning and Teaching Technology Lab in both the department of Exercise Sciences and currently in the Teacher Education Department. Duties include training of student staff, overseeing purchases and rotation of all lab equipment and software, managing the budget, etc.
Dr. Prusak has served for ten years as the elementary physical education program director. Duties include the training of adjunct and full-time faculty in the content and delivery of shared elementary physical education courses. He maintains and updates the common course syllabi for each of these courses.
Dr. Prusak served a three-year term as the Southwest District AAHPERD President 2011-2013 during which time he oversaw a very successful annual conference held in Turtle Bay, HI. He also served in various other capacities on the SWD AAHPHERD Board while at BYU Provo.

Teaching Interests

Dr Prusak teaching has been varied within the physical education teacher education (PETE) program. He has taught undergraduate courses including: Life-span Motor Development, Healthy and Active Lifestyle Management, Exercise Physiology, Elementary- and Secondary-Methods of PE, various sporting classes, Coaching Basketball. Graduate level classes include Research Design and Methods and Foundations of PETE Research.

Research Interests

Dr. Prusak had conducted independent research primarily in the areas of (a) motivation theory and practice in physical education, (b) use of digital video self-analysis in teaching practice, (c) systemic success in physical education programs.

Awards

Metzler-Freedman Exemplary Paper of the Year 2010 — 2010
- Sponsor: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
- We were given this award for a paper in JTPE describing the successful functioning of a district wide PE program. The paper was entitled, "Systemic Success in Physical Education: The East Valley Phenomenon.

Metzler-Freedman Exemplary Paper of the Year-2010 — 2010
- Sponsor: The Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
- This paper reports the results of a lengthy examination of the structure and operation of one of the largest success stories in the history of the field of physical education. A model for general application was created and is being used to guide the design and administration of other similar programs.

Selected Publications

Does Music in the Weight Room Make High School Students Work Harder?

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Chapel Hill, NC

Country: USA

Journal: High School Journal

Date: 2024

Attending to the emotional side of professional learning communities (PLCs) by cultivating positive team dynamics.

Volume: 94

Issue: 4

Pages: 21-25

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Date: 2022

A Framework for Advocacy in Physical Education

Volume: 94

Issue: 2

Pages: 19-24

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Date: 2022

Professional Learning Communities in Physical Education: Preparing Teachers to Thrive

Volume: 94

Issue: 1

Pages: 38-44

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Date: 2022

The Acute and Chronic Effects of GoNoodle Brain Breaks on Reading Fluency Among Elementary School Children

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thom Sawyer

City: Urbana,IL

Country: USA

Volume: 80

Issue: 1

Pages: 191-211

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2021

Physical Education Teacher Education majors' perceptions and opinions of social skills in physical education class

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, IL

Country: United States

Volume: 79

Issue: 5

Pages: 534-548

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2021

Music as a management tool in elementary physical education: A qualitative investigation

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 79

Issue: 1

Pages: 60-72

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2021

Developing Social-Emotional Learning in Physical Education Through Appropriate Instructional Practices

Publisher: Shape America

Editors: Laura Strecker

City: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Country: United States

Volume: 92

Issue: 9

Pages: 33-41

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Date: 2021

Appropriate Instructional Practices' Effects on Former PE Students Experiences in PE

Publisher: Meyers & Meyers

Editors: Martin Holzweg

City: Berlin

Country: Germany

Volume: 58

Issue: 4

Pages: 10-18

Journal: International Journal of Physical Education

Date: 2021

Will Dodge Ball Ever Die? Former K-12 Students' Experiences and Perceptions of Playing Dodge Ball in PE Class

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

Country: United States

Volume: 78

Issue: 3

Pages: 315-332

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2020

The Home-Base Method of Teaching Tennis

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Editors: Thomas Lawson

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 92

Issue: 8

Pages: 43-49

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Date: 2020

Revitalizing the physical education workforce

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 90

Issue: 5

Pages: 5-7

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Date: 2019

The Effects of Music-and-Video Distraction on High School Physical Education Student Exercise Intensity

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

Country: USA

Volume: 76

Issue: 4

Pages: 907-925

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2019

Taking the helm: Physical educators managing change through professional learning communities

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Volume: 71

Issue: 4

Pages: 479-496

Journal: Quest

Date: 2018

Do Senior Adults (50+) Know What Practices are Appropriate in Physical Education

Publisher: Hong Kong Baptist University

Editors: Louie Lobo

City: Hong Kong

Country: China

Volume: 24

Issue: 1

Pages: 28-35

Journal: Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation

Date: 2018

Inappropriate practices in physical education: The top eight repeat offenders

Publisher: Hong Kong University

Editors: Louie Lobo

City: Hong Kong, China

Country: China

Volume: 25

Issue: 1

Pages: 45-56

Journal: Asian Journal of Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Date: 2018

Developing HALM Teaching Competencies in PETE Teacher Candidates

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

City: New York: New York

Country: United States

Volume: 89

Issue: 5

Pages: 19-29

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Date: 2017

Correlates of grit, self-efficacy, and motivation in senior athletes

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Volume: 89

Issue: s1

Pages: A-44

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2017

The effects of music on student step counts and time in activity in college basketball activity classes

Publisher: Hong Kong Baptist University

Editors: Louie Lobo

City: Hong Kong

Country: China

Volume: 25

Issue: 1

Pages: 39-44

Journal: Asian Journal of Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Date: 2017

Parent Perceptions of SSPE: A Study in Advocacy in Action

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Volume: 89

Issue: s1

Pages: A-187

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2017

Adolescent Physical Activity and Motivational Profiles While Keeping a Physical Activity Record.

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Volume: 37

Issue: 1

Pages: 1-11

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Date: 2017

Effects of Music on Physical Activity Rates of Junior High School Physical Education Students

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

Volume: 73

Issue: 4

Pages: 689-703

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2016

Do School Administrators Know What Practices are Appropriate in Physical Education?

Publisher: Hong Kong Baptist University

Editors: Louie Lobo

City: Hong Kong

Country: China

Volume: 22

Issue: 1

Pages: 53-63

Journal: Asian Journal of Physical Education and Recreation

Date: 2015

Effects of Teacher-to-Student Relatedness on Adolescent Male Motivation in a Weight Training Class

Publisher: Sagamore Publishing

Editors: Thom Sawyer

City: Urbana, IL

Country: U.S.A.

Volume: 73

Issue: 3

Pages: 488-509

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2015

Physical activity rates and motivational profiles of adolescents while keeping a daily leisure-time physical activity record

Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Routledge

Volume: 87

Issue: s2

Pages: A-55

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2015

Students health-related fitness knowledge, perceived competence, and physical activity

Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Routledge

Volume: 87

Issue: s2

Pages: A-57

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2015

Picking Teams: Motivational Effects of Team Selection Strategies in Physical Education

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, Il

Country: USA

Volume: 73

Issue: 2

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2015

Picking Teams: Motivational Effects of Team Selection Strategies in Physical Education

Publisher: Phi Epsilon Kappa

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Indianapolis, IN

Country: USA

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2015

The Effects of Music on Physical Activity Rates of Junior High School Physical Education Students

Publisher: Sagamore

City: Urbana, Il

Country: USA

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2015

Relationships Between Health-Related Fitness Knowledge, Perceived Competence, Self-Determination, and Physical Activity Behaviors of High School Students

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Date: 2014

A comparison of two tape techniques on navicular drop and center of pressure measurements during stance

Volume: 6

Issue: 6

Pages: 252-260

Journal: Athletic Training and Sports Healthcare

Date: 2014

Physical Education Central: A Possible Professional Development Tool

Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Routledge

Volume: 86

Issue: S2

Pages: A-125

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2014

The Effects of Music on Physical Activity Rates of Elementary Physical Education Students

Publisher: Phi Epsilon Kappa

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Indianapolis, Indiana

Country: USA

Volume: 72

Issue: 2

Pages: 236-244

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2013

Generating expertise through the use of digital video

Publisher: Routledge

Editors: Calandra, B. and Rich, P. J.

City: New York, NY

Country: USA

Pages: 181-199

Journal: Digital Video for Teacher Education: Research and Practice

Date: 2013

ISBN: 978-0-41570625-4

PETE Students Perceptions of a Healthy and Active Lifestyle

Publisher: Sagamore Publishing

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, IL

Country: U.S.A.

Volume: 71

Issue: 4

Pages: 644-659

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2013

Self-regulation of physical education teacher education students' attitudes towards exercise and diet

City: Reston, VA

Country: USA

Volume: 8

Issue: 1

Pages: 49-54

Journal: ICHPER SD Journal of Research

Date: 2013

Overcoming Marginalization of Physical Education in America's Schools with Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

Publisher: AAHPERD

City: Reston, VA

Country: USA

Journal: Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Date: 2013

An integrated mind-body approach to arthritis: A pilot study

URL: www.jtcm.org/text.asp?2014/4/2/99/124364

Publisher: Medknow

Volume: 4

Issue: 2

Pages: 99-107

Journal: Journal of Traditional and Complimentary Medicine

Date: 2013

The Relationship Between Health-Related Fitness Knowledge and Physical Activity

Publisher: SHAPE America

City: Reston, VA

Country: U.S.A.

Volume: 85

Issue: s1

Pages: A-136

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2013

The Sport Motivational Scale in Physical Education: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

URL: search.proquest.com/openview/95d28ae200be2751a345b1117897b9f7/1?pq-origsite=gscholar

Publisher: Taylor and Francis, Ltd.

Volume: 85

Issue: S1

Pages: A35

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Date: 2013

Skill progressions that maximize learning and motivation

Publisher: Sagamore Journals and Applied Health Sciences

City: Urbana, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Pages: 69-80

Journal: The Global Journal of Health and Physical Education Pedagogy

Date: 2013

Children's perceptions of a district-wide physical education program

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 33

Pages: 4-27

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Date: 2013

Middle Grade (6-9) Students' Knowledge of Appropriate Instructional Practices in Physical Education

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Chris Edginton

City: Urbana, Illinois

Country: USA

Volume: 2

Issue: 2

Pages: 165-176

Journal: Global Journal of Health and Physical Education Pedagogy

Date: 2013

Identifying High School Physical Education Physical Activity Patterns After HIgh School

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, Illinois

Country: USA

Volume: 72

Issue: 2

Pages: 278-293

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2013

The effects of Music on Physical Activity for Elementary Physical Education Students

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, Illinois

Country: USA

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2012

Children's perceptions of fitness self-testing, the purpose of fitness testing, and personal health

Volume: 68

Issue: 4

Pages: 175-187

Journal: The Physical Educator

Date: 2010

Step counts and energy expenditure as estimated by pedometry during treadmill walking at different stride frequencies

Publisher: Human Kinetics Journals

Volume: 8

Issue: 8

Pages: 1004-1013

Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Date: 2010

The effects of the type of skill test, choice, and gender on situational motivation of physical education students

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 30

Issue: 3

Pages: 281-295

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Date: 2010

A critical look at physical education and what must be done to address obesity and other lifestyle issues

Publisher: AAHPERD

Editors: Michael Shoemaker

City: Reston, VA

Country: USA

Volume: 82

Issue: 4

Pages: 39-46

Journal: Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Date: 2010

Tennis

Publisher: Y Mountain Press

City: Provo

Pages: 191

Journal: Word Search Book for Individual and Dual Sports

Date: 2010

I get it! Making connections to an active and healthy lifestyle through fitness self-testing

Date: 2010

Situational motivation in a season of sport education

Journal: International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Research Journal

Addressing national standards within a task-involving motivational climate.

Volume: 16

Issue: 1

Pages: 27-30

Journal: Teaching Elementary Physical Education

A permutation test for subscale distinguishability using confirmatory factor analysis

Journal: Brigham Young University Department of Statistics, Technical Report #07-106

Motivating Kids in the Skill-learning Process

Volume: 16

Issue: 1

Pages: 11-17

Journal: Teaching Elementary Physical Education

The Effect of Choice on Student Motivation and Physical Activity Behavior in Phyiscal Education

Volume: 27

Issue: 3

Pages: 385-398

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Helping Kids Make Connections: Using Object Lessons to Teach Health-Related Fitness Concepts

Volume: 79

Issue: 9

Pages: 18-26

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

The Effects of Music in Physical Activity Rates of Junior High School Physical Education Students

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Journal: Jouranl of Physical Activity and Health

Systemic teaching success in physical education: The east valley phenomenon

Volume: 29

Pages: 85-106

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Is your PE class about "something"?: Motives and guiding principles for PE teachers

Volume: 76

Issue: 6

Pages: 25-35

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Recreational Walking, Running and Pedometers

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

Editors: Fronske, H

City: San Fransico, CA

Pages: 416

Journal: Teaching Cues for Sport Skills

Basketball Fun and Games

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Pages: 110

Teacher Talk

Volume: 76

Issue: 5

Pages: 21-25

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Pedagogy: Instructional strategies that work with concepts and principles

Volume: 2

Pages: C5-C7

Journal: Western College Physical Education Society Review

The effects of multi-view video modeling and skill acquisition on learning the tennis serve

Volume: 36

Pages: S203

Journal: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

The effects of choice on the motivation of adolescent girls in physical education

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Chapaign, IL

Volume: 23

Pages: 19-29

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Validity, reliability and invariance of the situational motivation scale (SIMS) across diverse physical activity contexts

Volume: 25

Issue: 1

Pages: 19-43

Journal: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Validity, reliability and invariance of the situational motivation scale (SIMS) across diverse phyiscal activity contexts

Volume: 25

Pages: 19-43

Journal: Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology

Effects of types of walking activities on actual choices by adolescent female physical education students

Volume: 21

Pages: 230-241

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Effects of types of walking activities on actual choices by adolescent female physical education students

Volume: 21

Pages: 230-241

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Teaching strategies and game modifications to promote maximum participation in middle school physical education

Volume: 11

Issue: 3

Pages: 18-23

Journal: Teaching Elementary Physical Education

Teaching strategies and game modifications to promote maximum participation in middle school physical education

Volume: 11

Pages: 18-23

Journal: Teaching Elementary Physical Education

Meeting core requirements through efficient time management

Volume: 68

Issue: 9

Pages: 9-10

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Meeting core requirements through efficient time management

Volume: 68

Pages: 9-10

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Benefits of PETE Faculty Teaching in the Public Schools

Publisher: SHAPE America

City: Reston, VA

Country: USA

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

The Effects of Music on Activity Rates, Time in Activity and Levels of Enjoyment in Junior High School Basketball Play

Publisher: Sagamore

Journal: The Physical Educator

Self-care for Our Day

Publisher: BYU

City: Provo, UT

Country: USA

Volume: Spring 2022

Issue: April 21, 2022

Journal: McKay School Magazine

Local collective action: Introducing an action framework for enhancing school- and district- level advocacy in physical education.

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

City: Cambridge, MA

Country: USA

Volume: 73

Issue: 3

Pages: 294-305

Journal: Quest

Relationship between health-related fitness knowledge, physical activity intensity and activity levels of high school students

Publisher: Sagamore

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Indianapolis, IN

Country: USA

Volume: 78

Issue: 4

Pages: 371-383

Journal: The Physical Educator

Utilizing School-based, Professional Learning Communities to Enhance Physical Education Programs and Facilitate Systems Change

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

City: Cambridge, MA

Country: USA

Volume: 73

Issue: 3

Pages: 283-293

Journal: Quest

Teacher Motivation, Self-efficacy, and Burnout in a District Physical Education Program

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

A team within a team: Relating coaching concepts t professional learning communities in schools

Publisher: SHAPE America

Volume: 91

Issue: 2

Pages: 8-17

Journal: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Exploring the use of triad student teaching placements in physical education

Volume: 77

Issue: 3

Pages: 570-587

Journal: The Physical Educator

PE Central: A possible online professional development tool.

Publisher: Sagamore Publishing LLC

Editors: Thomas Sawyer

City: Urbana, Illinois

Country: United States

Volume: 74

Issue: 3

Pages: 570-587

Journal: The Physical Educator

The Sport Motivational Scale in physical education: A conrmatory factor analysis

Journal: Journal of Educational Psychology

Reliability of pre-service physical education teachers' coding of teaching videos using Studiocode analysis software

Volume: 18

Issue: 1

Pages: 131-159

Journal: Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

The Sport Motivational Scale in physical edu- cation: A conrmatory factor analysis

Journal: Journal of Educational Psychology

The Effects of Music on Student Step Counts and Time in Activity in College Basketball Activity Classes

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Country: USA

Journal: Journal of American College Health

Parent Perceptions of Systemic Success in Physical Education: A Study of Advocacy in Action

Publisher: Huma Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Journal: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Succeed Together or Fail Alone: Going from Good to Great in Physical Education

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: United States

Volume: 33

Pages: 28-52

Journal: Jornal of Teaching Physical Education

Quality elementary physical education: What do the children think?

Volume: 84

Issue: sup1

Pages: A-53

Journal: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

The effects of ball movement, dribbles, rebounding, and post touches on offensive outcomes for men's division I basketball

Journal: Journal of Quantitative Analysis for Sport

Pedometer Steps-per-minute, moderate intensity, and individual differences in 12-14 year old youth

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 8

Issue: 2

Pages: 272-278

Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Pedometer Steps-per-minute, moderate intensity, and individual differences in 12-14 year old youth.

Publisher: Human Kinetics

City: Champaign, IL

Country: USA

Volume: 8

Pages: 272-278

Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Abstract

Using a modified programmed practice sheet to promote skill learning and assessment in physical education

Volume: 24

Pages: 16-19

Journal: Strategies: A Journal for Sport and Physical Educators

Childrens perceptions of fitness self-testing, the purpose of fitness testing, and personal health

Publisher: Phi Epsilon Kappa

City: Indianapolis, Indiana

Country: USA

Volume: 68

Issue: 4

Pages: 175-187

Journal: The Physical Educator