Download or read book The Difference in Academic Achievement for Students in the Healthy Fitness Zone Compared to the High Risk Zone for BMI and Aerobic Capacity written by Nathan C. Pennington and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: Childhood obesity rates have climbed significantly over the past 40 years. With that, there has also been an increase in the number of associated health concerns, such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthma, of many. Quite independently, there has also been an increase in the accountability placed on schools to improve their reading and math test scores. This has resulted in a decrease in physical activity times in schools in order to provide more class time for reading and math. This study’s purpose has been to identify whether a difference exists in academic outcomes for students in the HFZ compared to those in the HRZ in order to support better decision-making for school leaders in regards to reducing physical activity opportunities, like PE and recess. Using matched data for 666 fifth grade students from a southeastern Georgia community, this researcher measured student BMI and aerobic capacity scores comparing FITNESSGRAM® with results for these children on the MAP reading and math assessments. When accounting for SES, students in the HFZ for BMI and aerobic capacity had higher mean scores on the MAP math test. Students who were in the HRZ for BMI and not economically disadvantaged had a higher mean score in reading than students in the HFZ. Likewise, students who were in the HRZ for aerobic capacity and economically disadvantaged had a higher mean score in reading than students in the HFZ. None of the results were statistically significant, and, therefore, no difference between physical fitness and academic achievement for students in the HFZ compared to HRZ could be identified.
Download or read book Childhood Fitness and Academic Performance written by Mark Hobbs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quantitate ve study was to determine whether or not students in fifth grade who meet the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) for aerobic capacity on the fall 2013 FITNESSGRAMʼ Test scored higher on the math portion of the 2013 fall Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, than students that failed to reach the HFZ for aerobic capacity on the fall 2013 FITNESSGRAMʼ Test. Ninety-six fifth grade students at a public elementary school in Greenville, SC participated in MAP testing, and the fifteen meter FITNESSGRAMʼ PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run). Their body mass index (BMI) and number of laps ran on the PACER was put into the FITNESSGRAMʼ's computer based program which will calculate their aerobic capacity and show whether or not they met the HFZ requirements as determined by the FITNESSGRAMʼ. These students were then placed into two groups, those who met the HFZ and those who did not meet the HFZ. The corresponding math MAP scores for the two groups was averaged and compared to one another. The data was disaggregated by race and gender. The demographic data for the study's participants are enumerated as follows. Male participants numbered fifty-three, with forty-one being Caucasian, seven African American, and five other (includes Hispanic, more than one ethnicity, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan). Female participants numbered forty-three, with twenty-eight being Caucasian, ten African American, and five other. The average math MAP RIT score for students that met the HFZ for aerobic capacity was 226.9, while the average score for those that did not meet the HFZ for aerobic capacity was 218.4. This is a difference of 8.5 points. Having a health enhancing level of aerobic fitness was a positive influence for academic achievement regardless of gender or race. School districts need to allocate sufficient funds, resources, personnel, and facilities in order to provide students with quality physical education at the elementary level. The following are appended: (1) Picture of SECAʼ Scale; (2) Graphs of MAP Scores for Met and Not Met Healthy Fitness Zones; (3) Graph of Met Healthy Fitness Zone for Aerobic Capacity; and (4) Graph of Mean Math MAP RIT Scores.
Download or read book Fitness Education for Children written by Stephen J. Virgilio and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest edition of his book Fitness Education for Children: A Team Approach, Stephen Virgilio emphasizes the importance of collaboration to combat obesity and promote active lifestyles. Virgilio shows how you can combine the efforts of physical educators, administrators, classroom teachers, school volunteers, parents, school lunch personnel, health service professionals, and others in the community. Virgilio provides new suggestions and information on incorporating the team approach to help schools meet wellness policy objectives. He spells out a school wellness approach with the physical educator as physical activity director and guides you in integrating school fitness breaks and activities in the classroom curriculum. He also • offers new exercise, rhythmic, and pedometer activities as well as new fitness games; • provides current research and statistics on childhood obesity and approaches to intervention; • includes a completely new chapter on yoga (including activities) for school-aged children; and • presents information on the stages of behavioral change, helping teachers modify long-term health behaviors in children. This new edition also includes updated Activitygram/Fitnessgram procedures and a discussion of SMART goals. You’ll find a new section on teaching children with autism spectrum disorder and the current USDA’s MyPlate. You’ll also receive the most recent physical activity guidelines for children from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and help in developing programs that support those guidelines. And you’ll find updated references throughout the book as well as new websites for further information. Fitness Education for Children also offers strategies for cross-curricular activities and classroom collaborations as well as suggestions for using technology to enhance your communication with students and parents. Written for veteran and new physical educators as well as students preparing to enter the profession, this text covers the gamut of issues that educators need to know to provide effective fitness education. Those issues include the principles of fitness, teaching children with disabilities, planning lessons, teaching fitness concepts, collaborating with other teachers, and getting parents and your community involved. You also receive updated developmental exercises and active games and activities, and you’ll learn how to hold exciting schoolwide events. Fitness Education for Children offers a blueprint for battling obesity in school-aged children by promoting healthy lifestyles. This book will help you understand the educational philosophy, instructional strategies, assessments, and pedagogical models that will transform your curriculum into a springboard to a lifetime of healthy activity for the children you teach.
Download or read book Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children written by Robert P. Pangrazi and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children, with more than one million copies sold, returns stronger than ever in its 19th edition. Preservice and in-service elementary teachers will learn to deliver quality, effective, and student-friendly physical education by introducing foundational skills, sport skills, and lifetime activities as well as helping children learn to have fun and be responsible in physical activity settings.
Download or read book Human Motor Development written by V. Gregory Payne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach, 10th Edition, offers an overview to the study of changes in human movement across the lifespan. The book uses a holistic approach and emphasizes the importance of intellectual, social, and physical development and their impact on human motor development at all ages. The tenth edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the most recent research and technology in human motor development. Organized into five parts, the book examines key topics in motor development including the relationship between cognitive and social development and motor development, factors affecting development, changes across the lifespan, and assessment in motor development. Highly illustrated and written for student accessibility, Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach is essential reading for students of motor control and development, kinesiology, human performance, and students interested in physical therapy, physical education, and exercise science. The book also provides access to a fully updated companion website, which includes laboratory exercises, an instructors’ manual, a test bank, and lecture slides.
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book FitnessGram Administration Manual written by The Cooper Institute and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best just got better. FitnessGramis the gold standard for assessing the health-related fitness and activity levels of youths. The Cooper Institute has updated the FitnessGram Administration Manual with new material to ensure that FitnessGram is the most comprehensive and informative program that can drive meaningful behavior change and set up children for a healthy future. The fifth edition of FitnessGram Administration Manual: The Journey to MyHealthyZone offers K-12 teachers two primary assessment resources that allow them to produce individualized reports for each student in their class. FitnessGram provides a complete battery of health-related fitness assessments that are scored using criterion-referenced Healthy Fitness Zone® standards. The standards are age and sex specific and are based on how fit children need to be for health. New to this fifth edition: • Audio of cadences and videos and photos for test protocols, making it easier for you to administer tests • A chapter on communicating with stakeholders (students, parents, faculty and staff, administrators, and the community) • A chapter on data mining and using data to inform your instruction and help you make sound curricular decisions • A design that enhances your ease in using the material and administering the tests You will learn how to administer the tests, interpret the results, and provide feedback to your students on their results. FitnessGram Administration Manual also offers a web resource that includes video clips that demonstrate the assessments; audio for the PACER, curl-up, and push-up tests; and reproducible forms. Through FitnessGram, you can assess children’s fitness in these areas: • Aerobic capacity • Muscle strength • Muscular endurance • Flexibility • Body composition Several test options are provided for most of those areas; one test item is recommended. As a FitnessGram user you also have access to everything the Presidential Youth Fitness Program has to offer. The Presidential Youth Fitness Program helps physical educators assess, track, and recognize youth fitness and physical activity. Through this program you are also provided with the following: • Instructional strategies for promoting student physical activity and fitness • Communication tools to help physical educators increase awareness about their work in the classroom • Options for recognizing fitness and physical activity achievements This latest version of the FitnessGram Administration Manual: The Journey to MyHealthyZone is your guide to conducting the test protocols, recording the data, interpreting the results, and sharing those results in ways that will encourage students to be physically active and adopt healthy behaviors throughout their lives.
Download or read book Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American youth was established on a large scale in the 1950s with an early focus on performance-related fitness that gradually gave way to an emphasis on health-related fitness. Using appropriately selected measures to collected fitness data in youth will advance our understanding of how fitness among youth translates into better health. In Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth, the IOM assesses the relationship between youth fitness test items and health outcomes, recommends the best fitness test items, provides guidance for interpreting fitness scores, and provides an agenda for needed research. The report concludes that selected cardiorespiratory endurance, musculoskeletal fitness, and body composition measures should be in fitness surveys and in schools. Collecting fitness data nationally and in schools helps with setting and achieving fitness goals and priorities for public health at an individual and national level.
Download or read book Fitnessgram and Activitygram Test Administration Manual Updated 4th Edition written by Cooper Institute (Dallas, Tex.) and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2010 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fitness and activity schedule to enhance the effectiveness of school-based physical education programmes.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Academic Performance written by Sherry Kay Holloway and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduction: There is speculation about the relationship between fitness and academic performance in school-age children. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if a higher level of fitness is related to higher academic performance. This study also examined if interaction exists between gender, fitness level and academic performance. Methods: Fitnessgram Pacer Aerobic fitness scores, reported by physical education teachers were compared to Minnesota Academic Assessment (MCA) scores, from the Minnesota Department of Education in reading and math for 536 boys and girls in 3rd and 5th grade. Statistical analysis was a Pearson r correlation and a 2 x 2 ANOVA. Results: Students who score in the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) on Pacer had significantly, p
Download or read book Measurement for Evaluation in Kinesiology written by Ted A. Baumgartner and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heavily revised and reorganized, the ninth edition of Measurement for Evaluation in Kinesiology helps students master the essential concepts and principles of measurement and evaluation and equips them with the tools needed to become a successful evaluator within Physical Education and Exercise Science. Using a student-centered approach, it presents tests and methods for evaluating aerobic fitness, body composition, skill achievement, youth fitness, and much more. The Ninth Edition highlights the practical skills and materials that readers need and clearly outlines each chapters objectives. It goes on to discuss the latest public health initiatives, computer-based evaluations, and Healthy People 2020.
Download or read book The Influence of Aerobic Capacity on Academic Achievement in Eighth Grade Students written by Rebecca Eve Allain and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of the current study was to examine the influence of aerobic capacity on academic achievement among eighth grade students from a single school district in Connecticut. The independent variable was represented by the students’ aerobic capacity achieved on the PACER/Mile Run test of the Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment (Group 1: Needs Improvement Zone; Group 2: Health Fitness Zone; Group 3: High Achieving Fitness Zone). The dependent variable was the mean score that students achieved on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) for both mathematics and English language arts/literacy portions with a range of 1 (low academic achievement) to 4 (high academic achievement). A one-way independence group analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the mean academic achievement score on each level of achieved
Download or read book A Quality Health and Physical Education Program Making a Difference for African American Teenagers written by Hattie Yvonne Curren and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing concern for the United States and the World Health Organization is that Americans are getting fatter. The obesity rates continue to rise in 23 states (Science & Technology, 2009). There is also a high incidence of childhood obesity among children ages 10-17. The epidemic of obesity goes far beyond being an individual problem. It has become a national crisis. The obesity epidemic calls for a well-formulated strategy. This study involved a physical education program with 12 African American female teenagers ranging from grades 7 -- 11. The program was designed to help students realize the importance of preparing for a healthy future. The African American females met one hour a day for three days a week. As part of the program, each student's fitness performance was evaluated using the FitnessGram protocol. Pretesting begins at the start of school and post testing during second semester. The FitnessGram report gives the performance levels for the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) and the "Needs Improvement" zone. Attaining the HFZ for a test indicates that the student has a sufficient fitness level to provide important health benefits. The "Needs Improvement" zone indicates that the student may be at risk of health issues if that level of fitness remains the same over time. The Healthy Fitness Zone and Needs Improvement consists of three basic components: (1) Aerobic capacity; (2) muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility; (3) body composition (Meredith, FitnessGram, 2007). Students' personal fitness information was charted daily during the program. The data collected for the personal profile assisted teenagers in setting goals related to reducing their weight and building self-esteem (Bronson, Glencoe Health, 2004). Monitoring and charting profiles provided guidelines for accomplishing goals that were necessary for changing students' body image. The findings of this study indicated that the African American teenage participants did not want to commit to the exercise needed to improve their cardiovascular and personal fitness levels. Participants realized that skipping meals did not help with losing weight. When the students did eat, they tended to overeat and make unwise food choices.
Download or read book Health and Academic Achievement written by Blandina Bernal-Morales and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotional, physical and social well-being describe human health from birth. Good health goes hand in hand with the ability to handle stress for the future. However, biological factors such as diet, life experiences such as drug abuse, bullying, burnout and social factors such as family and community support at the school stage tend to mold health problems, affecting academic achievements. This book is a compilation of current scientific information about the challenges that students, families and teachers face regarding health and academic achievements. Contributions also relate to how physical activity, psychosocial support and other interventions can be made to understand resilience and vulnerability to school desertion. This book will be of interest to readers from broad professional fields, non-specialist readers, and those involved in education policy.
Download or read book A Study of Physical Fitness and Academic Performance Levels of Sixth and Seventh Grade Students written by James B. Woodward (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in academic performance levels between physically fit and physically unfit sixth and seventh grade students. Fitness levels were determined by assessing participants on the Fitnessgram® battery of physical fitness tests, which measures body composition, aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Academic levels were assessed using the school district's academic benchmark tests as well as Grade Point Average (GPA). The researcher used a series of nine independent t-tests to determine if there was a significant difference between the academic performance levels of physically fit and physically unfit students according to the Fitnessgram® assessments. The null hypothesis was rejected and a significant statistical difference was discovered when comparing Language Arts/Reading Benchmark Test scores, Math Benchmark Test scores, as well as the Grade Point Average of participants that achieved the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) for all six tests in the Fitnessgram® battery of assessments, and those that did not achieve the HFZ. The null hypothesis was also rejected and a significant statistical difference was discovered when comparing Language Arts/Reading Benchmark and Math Benchmark Test scores of the participants that achieved the HFZ on the aerobic capacity test, to those that did not achieve the HFZ.
Download or read book WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relationships Between Levels of Fitness Body Size and Academic Achievement in Fourth Grade Urban Students written by David J. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if there were relationships between levels of fitness, body size based on Body Mass Index (BMI), and academic achievement in urban fourth-grade students. Subjects consisted of 877 ethnically diverse fourth-grade students enrolled in one of 14 elementary schools from two districts in a northeastern state. The researcher investigated state physical fitness assessments, body mass index, and standardized state mastery tests in mathematics and reading to analyze existing relationships. Fitness scores were analyzed through the use of raw scores as well as health-related fitness zones, while academic mastery test scores were divided into five categories, as well as raw scores. When fitness data were analyzed there appeared to be a strong relationship to academic achievement. The analyses of both mathematics and reading scores results showed that as the percentage of fitness tests passed increased, so did scores. More specifically, students who passed more than two-thirds of the tests scored significantly higher on both mathematics and reading. Most of the analyses used were analyses of variance (ANOVA) and subsequent post-hoc tests to examine differences in academic performance based on the percent of fitness tests passed. In addition, multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relative contribution of each fitness component to the mathematics and reading scores. Based on these results, one could conclude that the relationship between academic achievement and levels of physical fitness is of extreme importance. According to the results of this study, advocating the promotion of both physical activity and physical education programs as a way of increasing academic achievement in students is justified. As the pressure on public schools continues to rise to improve academic achievement and meet the demands placed on them by current legislation, all too often cuts are being made to physical education programs and time spent on improving the health, wellness, and fitness levels of our students. As students continue to become unfit and overweight, understanding the relationship that this has on academic achievement is critical.
