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without sacrificing precious physical activity time ( Chen, Martin, Sun, & Ennis, 2007 ). The Science of Healthful Living Curriculum As a curriculum theorist and researcher, Ennis was particularly cognizant of the learning environment imposed on a curriculum and the environment that a curriculum can

grade students. Table 1 Table of Contents of the Science of Healthful Living Curriculum for Sixth Grade Lesson Topic 1 Measuring Heart Rate 2 Intensity – Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) 3 Introduction to Exercise Intensity 4 Short- and Long-term Benefits of Physical Activity 5 Introduction to

, PE, and Me!”, and “The Science of Healthful Living” study. Each of these studies is an example of scholarship excellence for physical education researchers. I remember Cathy as one of the greatest mentors. She was an optimistic inspiration for everyone around her, especially her students. When we

model. The Science of Healthful Living curriculum ( Ennis & Chen, 2015 ) is based on the constructivist learning theories. An Example of Concept-Based Curriculum Efficacy Study In the era of evidence-informed education, a curriculum is expected to be developed with research evidence demonstrating its

learning in physical education. The FTCC was a guiding framework for the development of the Science, PE, & Me curriculum and the Science of Healthful-Living curriculum. In these two curricula, Ennis hypothesized that students’ knowledge gains through curriculum intervention would be indicative of their

Ennis’s research teams at the University of Maryland and University of North Carolina at Greensboro conducted several large-scale, longitudinal curriculum intervention studies. Most noticeable are Science, PE, & Me! for elementary schools and The Science of Healthful Living for middle schools. As can be

; Sun, Chen, Zhu, & Ennis, 2012 ), Learn for Life (2005–2008; Chen, Sun, Zhu, & Ennis, 2012 ), and The Science of Healthful Living (2011–2016; Chen, Zhang, Wells, Schweighardt, & Ennis, 2017 ). One characteristic in developing these curricula was the use of rigorous intervention research designs to

, Chen, Zhu, & Ennis, 2012 ). Similarly, the Science of Healthful Living curriculum advanced fitness education by enhancing healthful-living knowledge through active PE in middle schools ( Wang & Chen, 2020 ; Wang, Zhang, Schweighardt, & Chen, 2019 ). In addition, the Conceptual Physical Education