Improving Use of Physical Fitness Testing Data in Middle Schools to Inform Equitable School-Wide Physical Activity Practices: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Ashleigh M.; Kroshus, Emily; Hafferty, Kiana R.; Senturia, Kirsten; Garrett, Kimberly A.; Tandon, Pooja S.
Titel	Improving Use of Physical Fitness Testing Data in Middle Schools to Inform Equitable School-Wide Physical Activity Practices: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 54 (2023) 1, S.50-61 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Johnson, Ashleigh M.) ORCID (Kroshus, Emily) ORCID (Hafferty, Kiana R.) ORCID (Senturia, Kirsten) ORCID (Tandon, Pooja S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2022.2142340
Schlagwörter	Physical Fitness; Testing; Middle School Students; Physical Activity Level; Barriers; Predictor Variables; Benchmarking; Stakeholders; Feedback (Response); Program Effectiveness; Life Style; Student Experience; Middle School Teachers; Administrators; Data Use; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsfähigkeit; Testdurchführung; Testen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Prädiktor; Lebensstil; Studienerfahrung; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	Background: Most United States schools include school-based physical fitness testing (SB-PFT), yet little evidence shows how it is implemented, perceived, and used. Purpose: 1) Explore stakeholders' experiences with SB-PFT; 2) identify: challenges in analyzing fitness data, ways schools can use fitness data, and predictors of meeting fitness benchmarks. Methods: Data were collected in a partner school district (King County, Washington, USA). We conducted and analyzed qualitative interviews with middle schoolers (n = 30), parents (n = 20), and school staff (n = 5); and identified student-level predictors of meeting fitness benchmarks with two-level mixed effects logistic regression models using district's fitness assessment data (grades 4-8). Results: Stakeholders identified challenges and provided feedback on SB-PFT, and predictors of meeting fitness benchmarks were identified. Discussion: Findings suggest SB-PFT has potential to be useful in promoting adolescents' fitness, but opportunities exist to improve the testing process and the ways that results are shared and utilized. Translation to Health Education Practice: Teachers would benefit from resources to understand and discuss the role of SB-PFT in a physically active lifestyle with students, ensure a positive testing experience by conducting assessments more privately and taking the time to practice assessments beforehand, and track testing outcomes and relevant demographics. A AJHE Self-Study quiz is online for this article via the SHAPE America Online Institute (SAOI) http:// portal.shapeamerica.org/trn-Webinars (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01