Christine Hopple came to SUNY Brockport in 2013. Her professional career began in Ocala (Marion County) FL, where she taught elementary Physical Education at College Park Primary (K-2) School, a FL Dept. of Education Model School, for four years. She also taught elementary Physical Education to students in grades Pre K-5 in Roanoke City (VA) for four years. Besides teaching Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) courses at Ithaca College (NY) and Penn State, Dr. Hopple also worked for Human Kinetics Publishers in Champaign, IL where she developed resources and programs for physical education teachers.
At SUNY Brockport, Dr. Hopple teaches PETE courses (mostly focusing on elementary Methods) at the undergraduate level as well as graduate research courses. She also serves as Coordinator of the PETE Program.
Education
PhD University of Maryland-College Park (2015)
M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1993)
B.S. The Florida State University (1984)
Areas of Specialty
Elementary Physical Education Pedagogy
Alternative Assessment in Physical Education
Qualitative Research
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses:
Elementary Physical Education Methods
Elementary Activities
Assessment in Physical Education
Graduate Courses:
Qualitative Research Methods
Analysis of Teaching Physical Education
Synthesis Project
Research Interests
Qualitative Understanding of Children’s Perceptions of Learning and Participation in Physical Education and Physical Activity
Hopple, C. (2017). Top ten reasons why children find physical activity to be fun. Strategies.
Hopple, C. (2017). Top ten reasons why children find physical activity to be “un-fun.” Strategies.
Hopple, C. (2015). What makes ‘fun’ fun? Children’s insights into physical activity (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Maryland-College Park, 2015). Digital Repository at the University of Maryland, doi:10.13016/M2B42W
Zhu, X., Chen, A., Ennis, C. D., Sun, H., Hopple, C., Bonello, M., Bae, M., & Kim, S. (2009). Student situational interest, cognitive engagement, and learning achievement in physical education. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 34, 221-229.
Hopple, C. (2005). Elementary physical education curriculum and assessment (2nd ed.) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
