Dr. Tyler Johnson completed his Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, with an emphasis in Physical Education Pedagogy, at Arizona State University in 2007. In 2008 he joined the faculty at Boise State University. Prior to his doctoral studies, he taught junior high and high school health and physical education, and has also served as a basketball coach. He is passionate about designing and implementing positive physical activity and fitness experiences for young people. Dr. Johnson's research interests include student motivation in physical education and adolescent physical activity levels. He recently conducted a study investigating the step count patterns and activity time of inner-city minority youth in grades 5-8.
Articles
The Effects of the Type of Skill Test, Choice, and Gender on the Situational Motivation of Physical Education Students (with Keven A. Prusak, Todd Pennington, and Carol Wilkinson), Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (2011)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of (a) skill test type,...
Using a Modified Programmed Practice Sheet to Promote Skill Learning and Assessment (with Kenneth W. Bell and Keven A. Prusak), Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators (2011)
Additionally, teachers may feel they lack the time to both teach and assess student learning...
Step Counts of Non-White Minority Children and Youth by Gender, Grade Level, Race/Ethnicity, and Mode of School Transportation (with Timothy A. Brusseau, Paul W. Darst, Pamela H. Kulinna, and Janel White-Taylor), Journal of Physical Activity & Health (2010)
Background: The purposes of this study were to describe and analyze the steps/d of nonwhite...
Step Counts of 10-to 11-Year-Old Children by Ethnicity and Metropolitan Status (with Timothy A. Brusseau, Susan Vincent Graser, Paul W. Darst, and Pamela H. Kulinna), Journal of Physical Activity & Health (2010)
Background: The purpose of this study was to conduct a secondary analysis by combining 2...
Combining Fitness and Skill Tasks (with Timothy A. Brusseau and Paul W. Darst), JOPERD: The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (2009)
Physical educators face the daily challenge of providing young people with the necessary skills to...
Presentations
Promoting Physical Activity Amongst Children: Measurement Challenges, Research Consortium, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (2011)
Body Mass Index Prevalence Estimates of a Statewide Monitoring Initiative in Idaho (with David R. Paul, Philip Scruggs, Grace Goc Karp, Lynda Ransdell, Clay Robinson, Mike Lester, Laura Jones Petranek, Helen Brown, Terry-Ann Gibson, Jane Shimon, John Fitzpatrick, Kathy Browder, and Zambak Sahin), American Public Health Association (2010)
Given the significant health consequences associated with childhood obesity, many states have developed legislation to...
Informing, Extending, Refining, and Applying the Role of Physical Educators as Physical Activity Specialists (with P. W. Scruggs, G. Goc Karp, and J. McNamee), Physical Education Teacher Education Conference, National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2009)