Improving Communication in Kinesiology through a Practicum Course

Thomas, Jafrā D.; Christopher, Cami; Smith, Caroline N.; Kennedy, Winston; Cardinal, Bradley J.

doi:10.1080/24711616.2022.2141156

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“…Beyond making messages salient by matching them to motivational readiness for behavior change or the cultural values of end-users (Cardinal et al, 2002;Morgan et al, 2016), our findings underscore the need to pre-test messages for predictability. Specifically, we observed the 8th RGL mock material published by Thomas et al (2023a) had worse comprehensibility than its 11th RGL material counterpart. Although the 8th RGL mock material was suspected of having areas for improvement, as a case material for teaching lay communication techniques, the research team likely did not expect our findings.…”

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Comprehension of Physical Activity Promotion Material: A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis

Thomas,

Wong,

Hockert

et al. 2024

Jkinwellness

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Readability research suggests most physical activity promotion (PAP) materials in circulation are not ready for dissemination. However, these studies are largely based on indirect measures of end-user ability to understand material (i.e., reading grade level, RGL). We advanced knowledge in this area by replicating the cloze procedure study by Cardinal and Seidler (1995), which directly showed lay adults, with a wide range in educational attainment (i.e., ≥ high school diploma; N = 56), could only partially understand a PAP brochure marked for wide dissemination. Limitations of their study included not statistically comparing subgroup scores to interpretive cut-points and using nonrepresentative PAP test material (i.e., RGL equaled 18.52). Our retrospective and comparative analysis of their results (January-April 2023, N = 25) partially confirmed their findings, and we confirmed writing PAP material above the max-recommended RGL (i.e., 8th grade) would likely result in lay adults having inadequate comprehension of these materials.

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confidence: 81%

Comprehension of Physical Activity Promotion Material: A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis

Thomas,

Wong,

Hockert

et al. 2024

Jkinwellness

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Science Communication in Kinesiology: Examples for Engaging Students

Elmer

2024

Kinesiology Review

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Scientists have a responsibility to engage with and inform the public about new challenges and discoveries that impact the health of society. However, most scientists do not have formal training in how to communicate scientific information to nonscientists. In this paper, I describe how the Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology at Michigan Technological University incorporated science communication into its undergraduate and graduate curriculum. I also discuss the impact, benefits, and lessons learned from this initiative. My hope is that this paper will inspire other kinesiology programs to provide distinct opportunities for their students to develop science communication skills so that they can better connect with the public and world around them.

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Improving Communication in Kinesiology through a Practicum Course

Cited by 2 publications

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Comprehension of Physical Activity Promotion Material: A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis

Comprehension of Physical Activity Promotion Material: A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis

Science Communication in Kinesiology: Examples for Engaging Students

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