ALPHYL

PID2020-115075RA-I00 by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/5011000

The pedagogical model of physical literacy is becoming increasingly important in the field of Physical Education. Physical literacy is understood as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge, and understanding of the importance of practicing physical activity that every person must engage in throughout life. Applying this principle during the teaching-learning process in physical education involves understanding the dimensions of physical literacy and the factors they include, in order to act holistically during student development. This project aims to implement physically active classes in various elementary schools in the city of Valencia to examine their effects on students' physical literacy from a broad perspective.

physical literacy, elementary education, physical activity, motor competence, school, physical education, physically active learning

• Cristian Abelairas Gómez - Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
• Ezequiel Rey Eiras - Universidad de Vigo
• Lisa Michelle Barnett - Deakin University
• Caterina Pesce - Michigan State University
• Adrià Marco Ahulló - Universidad Católica de Valencia

Faculty of Teacher Training. University of Valencia.

You can find us at:

• Av. dels Tarongers, 4, 46022 València, Valencia

• Contact email: isaac.estevan@uv.es

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades

Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Publications:

• Menescardi, C., De Meester, A. D., Morbée, S., Haerens, L., & Estevan, I. (2022a). The role of motivation into the conceptual model of motor development in childhood. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 61, 102188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102188
• Menescardi, C., Villarrasa-Sapiña, I., Lander, N., & Estevan, I. (2022b). Canadian Agility Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) in a Spanish Context: Evidence of Reliability and Validity. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 26(3), 245–255. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2021.2020794
•  Menescardi, C., De Meester, A., Álvarez, O., Castillo, I., Haerens, L., & Estevan, I. (2023). The mediational role of motivation in the model of motor development in childhood: A longitudinal study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 66, 102398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102398 
• Estevan, I., García-Massó, X., Menescardi, C., Ortega-Benavent, N., Montalt-García, S., Romero-Martínez, J., Castillo, I., Álvarez, O., Queralt, A., & Molina-García, J. (2023b). A Classroom-Based Intervention to Promote Physical Literacy in Children: ALPHYL Study Protocol. Behavioral Sciences, 13(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13070609
• Romero-Martínez, J., Menescardi, C., Ortega-Benavent, N., Montalt-García, S., Barnett, L. M., García-Massó, X., & Estevan, I. (2025). Effects of a classroom-based intervention to promote physical literacy in children: The randomized and controlled ALPHYL study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.05.006
• Romero-Martínez, J., Menescardi, C., García-Massó, X., & Estevan, I. (2025). A Four-Year Longitudinal Study of Relationships Among Actual and Perceived Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Spanish Primary School Children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2025.2587805
• Ortega-Benavent, N., Menescardi, C., Salazar-Cruz, P., & Estevan, I. (en revisión a). The mediational role of perceived physical literacy: A longitudinal study from a motor development perspective. Perceptual and Motor Skills.
• Ortega-Benavent, N., Montalt-García, S., Romero-Martínez, J., Menescardi, C., Álvarez, O., Castillo, I., Queralt, A., Molina-García, J., García-Massó, X., & Estevan, I. Effects of a classroom-based randomized control trial to promote children's physical literacy: the ALPHYL study secondary outcomes. Journal of Sports Sciences.
• Ortega-Benavent, N., Menescardi, C., Romero-Martínez, J., Barnett, L. M., & Estevan, I. (2024). Perceived physical literacy in children and early adolescents: Two valid and reliable versions of the PL-C Quest. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 102694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102694

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