A Heuristic Model for Improving Physical Education in the Higher Education System
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| Title: | A Heuristic Model for Improving Physical Education in the Higher Education System |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jingwei Wen (ORCID |
| Source: | European Journal of Education. 2026 61(1). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Physical Education, Higher Education, Educational Improvement, Health Promotion, Affordances, Barriers, Physical Activity Level, Well Being, Emotional Response, Physical Fitness, Fatigue (Biology) |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.70383 |
| ISSN: | 0141-8211 1465-3435 |
| Abstract: | This article presents a heuristic model for improving physical education in the higher education system. Recently, physical education is included as one of the school subjects that includes various physical activities. The main aim of physical education is to improve the stability of the children both physically and emotionally. This paper accords a new model called Heuristic Dynamic Adaptation (HDA) Model for improving physical education. We present the attributes of physical education in the higher education system. A novel algorithm for the generation of Heuristic Dynamic updating Index ("HDUI") is being proposed. The challenges and benefits of the proposed HDA model are being discussed in this paper. In addition, statistical features of physical activity indicators are analysed before and after HDA modelling. The variation of well-being score, activity score, mood score, fitness score, and fatigue score are compared for different performance metrics like Ruffier rate index, Shtange rate index, Flexion rate index, and HDUI. It was observed that the proposed HDUI produces robust results with an average well-being score of 84.08%, activity score of 83.33%, and mood score of 89.25%. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1497837 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article presents a heuristic model for improving physical education in the higher education system. Recently, physical education is included as one of the school subjects that includes various physical activities. The main aim of physical education is to improve the stability of the children both physically and emotionally. This paper accords a new model called Heuristic Dynamic Adaptation (HDA) Model for improving physical education. We present the attributes of physical education in the higher education system. A novel algorithm for the generation of Heuristic Dynamic updating Index ("HDUI") is being proposed. The challenges and benefits of the proposed HDA model are being discussed in this paper. In addition, statistical features of physical activity indicators are analysed before and after HDA modelling. The variation of well-being score, activity score, mood score, fitness score, and fatigue score are compared for different performance metrics like Ruffier rate index, Shtange rate index, Flexion rate index, and HDUI. It was observed that the proposed HDUI produces robust results with an average well-being score of 84.08%, activity score of 83.33%, and mood score of 89.25%. |
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| ISSN: | 0141-8211 1465-3435 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.70383 |
