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Integrating Smartphone Apps During Differentiated Teaching: Promoting Increased Student Engagement and Performance in Team Sports Activities in Middle School Physical Education

Physical Activity and Health
Volume 9 (2025): Issue 1
By: Ega Trisna Rahayu,  Edi Setiawan,  Rolly Afrinaldi,  Kamal Prihandani,  Rina Syafrida,  Mochammad Ikhsanul Al Raffi,  Amayra Tannoubi,  Allabergan Sharipov,  Adang Suherman and  Ferman Konukman  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.442 | Journal eISSN: 2515-2270
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 12, 2025
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Accepted on: Jun 6, 2025
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Published on: Jul 2, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Physical Education,
Student Performance,
Technology-Based Differentiated Teaching

© 2025 Ega Trisna Rahayu, Edi Setiawan, Rolly Afrinaldi, Kamal Prihandani, Rina Syafrida, Mochammad Ikhsanul Al Raffi, Amayra Tannoubi, Allabergan Sharipov, Adang Suherman, Ferman Konukman, published by Ubiquity Press
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