Associations between Health-Related Physical Fitness, Academic Achievement and Selected Academic Behaviors of Elementary and Middle School Students in the State of Mississippi

Autor/inn/en	Blom, Lindsey C.; Alvarez, John; Zhang, Lei; Kolbo, Jerome
Titel	Associations between Health-Related Physical Fitness, Academic Achievement and Selected Academic Behaviors of Elementary and Middle School Students in the State of Mississippi
Quelle	In: ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 6 (2011) 1, S.13-19 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1930-4595
Schlagwörter	Language Arts; Standardized Tests; Physical Fitness; Mathematics Tests; Correlation; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Scores; Mathematics Achievement; Reading Achievement; Attendance Patterns; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Achievement Tests; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachkultur; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Leistungsfähigkeit; Korrelation; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leseleistung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	A wide variety of school-based physical activity contexts have been recently associated with various measures of academic performance. Of these studies, a small number employing objective measures of student fitness have identified a relationship with academic achievements. However, even among these studies, the fitness-academic link has not been conclusively recognized or regularly assessed with regards to academic behaviors and socio-demographic variables. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among these variables by using objective measures of fitness, standardized Language Arts and Math test scores, attendance records, discipline actions, and socio-demographic information from a sample of 2,992 Mississippi (USA) public school children in grades 3-8. The sample consisted of students who were mostly male (52.4%), white (52.3%), in grades 3-5 (64.2%), within a healthy weight range (54.1%), and qualified for free/reduced price lunch (63.7%). The results indicated a statistically significant positive correlation between fitness and standardized test scores in Language Arts and Math and a statistically significant negative relationship with school absences. The relationships remained significant while controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. Given that students who were more fit had higher test scores and fewer absences, these findings warrant consideration in the educational policy making process. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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