Kristin A. Scrabis-Fletcher
Assistant Professor

Research Interests

• Psychosocial factors impacting student experience in physical education

040 Carpenter Sports Building
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716

Contact:   ksf@udel.edu

Scrabis-Fletcher, K . & Silverman, S. (in press). Perception of competence in middle school physical education: Instrument development and validation. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Kulinna, P., Scrabis-Fletcher, K., Kodish, S., Phillips, S., & Silverman, S. (in press). A decade of research literature in physical education pedagogy.Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.

Scrabis-Fletcher, K & Silverman, S. (2007). Development and validation of scores of an instrument to measure perception of competence in middle school physical education students . Manuscript submitted for publication to Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science.

Scrabis-Fletcher, K., Rasmussen, J., & Silverman, S. (2009). Student practice in middle school physical education and its relationship to attitude and perception of competence. Will be submitted to Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. (May, 2009).

Scrabis-Fletcher, K. , Casertano, J., & Hopkins, C. (2009). A description of teacher behavior in middle school physical education. Will be submitted to The Middle School Journal. (September, 2009).

Scrabis-Fletcher, K. (2009). Relationship of student practice and time in middle school physical education. Will be submitted to the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (Nov., 2009).

Book chapters:
Silverman, S. & Scrabis, K. (2005). Physical education in the 21 st century. In S. Farenga & D. Ness (Eds.), Encyclopedia of education and human development (pp.664-668). Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe.

Scrabis-Fletcher, K., & Silverman, S. (2008, April). Development and validation of scores of the middle school physical education perception of competence survey. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Fort Worth, TX.

Kulinna, P., Scrabis, K., Kodish, S., & Silverman, S. (2006, April). The research literature in physical education pedagogy: An analysis for the decade from 1995-2004. Poster presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Salt Lake City, UT.

Rasmussen, J., Scrabis, K., & Silverman, S. (2006, April). Relationships among tasks, time, and student practice in elementary physical education. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Ennis, C., Scrabis, K., & Tolley, H. (2002, April). Science-based physical education: Deigning physically active problem-solving lessons. Presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, San Diego, CA.

Shen, B., Chen, A., Scrabis, K., & Tolley, H. (2002, April). Gender in interest-based motivation: Personal interest, situational interest, and outcomes between boys and girls in learning dance. Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, San Diego, CA.

Chen, A., Shen, B., Scrabis, K., & Tolley, H. (2002, April). Outcome-specificity: Effects of goal-based and interest based motivation in middle school physical education. Poster presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, San Diego, CA.

Scrabis-Fletcher, K. , Casertano, J., & Hopkins, C. (2009, February). Action research in teaching physical education during a summer service learning project. Paper presented at the Eastern District Association of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Lancaster, PA.

Chen, A., Ennis, C., Shen, B., Scrabis, K., & Tolley, H. (2002, February). Motivation strategies: What works in physical education. Presentation at the EasternDistrict and Southern District Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Baltimore, MD.

Scrabis-Fletcher, K. , Rasmussen, J., & Silverman, S. (2009, April). Student practice, attitude, and perception of competence in middle school physical education. Poster presentation at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Tampa, FL.

Summer 2009

Office of Service Learning, University of Delaware -
“Implementation of a complementary health and physical education curriculum in an urban summer youth program”.

Summer 2008

Office of Service Learning, University of Delaware -
“ The impact of specific teaching behaviors on student engagement in a summer physical activity program”.