scholarly journals Students’ attitudes towards and experiences of the Youth-fit health-related fitness test battery

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Brendan T. O’Keeffe ◽  
Ciaran MacDonncha ◽  
Alan E. Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Test Item ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Senior Student ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Shuttle Run ◽  
Health Related Fitness

The aim of this study was to examine secondary school students’ attitudes towards and experiences of a student-centred health-related fitness test battery. A total of 795 adolescents (403 boys, 50.7%; 392 girls, 49.3%) aged 13.2 years (±0.39) from 20 secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland participated in the study. Schools were stratified for gender, location and educational (dis)advantage. Students completed the test battery in small groups ( n = ≤6) and each test item was administered by a trained senior student facilitator. Testing took place during physical education lessons. Test items included: body mass index; 20 m shuttle run; back-saver sit and reach; hand-grip strength; standing long jump; isometric plank-hold; 90° push-up; 4×10 m shuttle run; and blood pressure. Following participation in the test battery, students completed an instrument with valid scores for measuring attitudes towards fitness tests. Students’ experiences of each test item were also analysed. Overall, students had a positive attitude towards fitness testing ( M = 3.9, ±0.59) on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Although both positive, the mean attitude score for boys ( M = 4.05, ±0.59) was significantly higher than girls ( M = 3.79, ±0.59; p < 0.01, t-test). Most students ( n = 690, 86.8%) agreed or strongly agreed that the senior student facilitator made it easier for them to perform the tests. In conclusion, students had positive attitudes towards and experiences of the Youth-fit test battery. Physical education teachers should consider implementing a small-group and senior student-facilitated approach when administering fitness tests.

Health-related fitness test battery for adults: aspects of reliability

1996 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaana H. Suni ◽  
Pekka Oja ◽  
Raija T. Laukkanen ◽  
Seppo I. Mülunpalo ◽  
Matti E. Pasanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Test Battery ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

scholarly journals Safety and Feasibility of a Health-Related Fitness Test Battery for Adults

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaana H Suni ◽  
Seppo I Miilunpalo ◽  
Tuula-Maria Asikainen ◽  
Raija T Laukkanen ◽  
Pekka Oja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Test Battery ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Health-related fitness test battery for adults: associations with perceived health, mobility, and back function and symptoms

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 559-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaana H. Suni ◽  
Pekka Oja ◽  
Seppo I. Miilunpalo ◽  
Matti E. Pasanen ◽  
Ilkka M. Vuori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Health ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Back Function ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Field-based fitness assessment in young people: the ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 518-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Ruiz ◽  
J. Castro-Pinero ◽  
V. Espana-Romero ◽  
E. G. Artero ◽  
F. B. Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Assessment ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Reliability of the ALPHA Health-Related Fitness Test Battery in Adolescents With Down Syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 3221-3224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Mª Tejero-Gonzalez ◽  
David Martinez-Gomez ◽  
Jorge Bayon-Serna ◽  
Rocio Izquierdo-Gomez ◽  
Jose Castro-Piñero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

scholarly journals Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness with Achievement Motivation in Physical Education in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2317
Author(s):  
Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez ◽  
Javier Lamoneda ◽  
Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related Behaviors ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Shuttle Run

Cardiorespiratory fitness is an important health marker in adolescents. Thus, examining the relation between cardiorespiratory fitness and motivation should be important to increase health-related behaviors. This study aimed to describe adolescents’ cardiorespiratory fitness and motivation by gender and to analyze the association between two cardiorespiratory fitness tests (original and with music) and motivation. A total of 341 adolescents (14.2 ± 1.5 years, 52.2% girls) participated in this study. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using the 20 m shuttle run and its adaptation with music. Motivation was assessed though the “Achievement Motivation towards Physical Education” questionnaire. Boys presented with higher cardiorespiratory fitness and motivation (all, p < 0.05). Yet, when classifying fit and unfit groups, a higher percentage of girls were considered fit compared to boys (85.8% vs. 74.5%). A higher level of cardiorespiratory fitness (stages) and VO2max were associated with a higher level of motivation (self-perceived competence and compared competence) and lower anxiety (all p < 0.05). These associations with motivation were stronger when the music was present in the test. In this sense, including music in activities focused on cardiorespiratory fitness could increase the cardiorespiratory fitness performance and motivation, especially in girls. It should be important to increase adolescents’ cardiorespiratory fitness levels in order to increase motivation in physical education lessons and to include more motivational activities in order to achieve higher performance.

A reexamination of pre-service physical education teacher attitudes toward school-based health-related fitness testing in the USA

2021 ◽  
pp. 1356336X2110058
Author(s):  
Xiaolu Liu ◽  
Xiaofen D. Keating
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Teacher Characteristics ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Fitness Testing ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Usa ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Pre-service physical education teachers (PPETs) may be implementing health-related fitness testing (HRFT) in schools in the future. Thus, exploring their attitudes toward HRFT would help us understand physical education (PE) teachers’ attitudes toward HRFT. This study investigated PPET attitudes toward HRFT in the USA and the effects of teacher characteristics (i.e. gender, ethnicity, year in university, and previous experience with fitness tests) on attitudes. A total of 501 PPETs (283 males, 56.5%; 218 females, 43.5%) aged 28.12 years (SD = 7.34) were included. The previously validated PPETs’ attitudes toward HRFT survey was used to collect the data using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha were first used to examine the validity and reliability of the instrument. Then analysis of variance and multivariate analysis of variance were performed to test overall attitude differences and attitude subdomain differences in teacher characteristics, respectively. The results generated by the reliable and valid scale indicated that only slightly positive overall attitudes toward HRFT were found among PPETs. Year in university had a significant effect only on the cognitive component of attitude. PPETs’ previous experience with fitness tests had significant effects on all aspects of attitudes. No gender or ethnicity differences were found, however. More efforts are needed to improve fitness education in both higher education and K-12 PE programmes in order to help students develop positive attitudes and experiences toward HRFT. Future studies should focus on exploring how PETE programmes prepare PPETs for using HRFT in K-12 programmes.

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