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Keywords
Exercise for children--Iowa--Cedar Falls--Physiological aspects; Exercise for youth--Iowa--Cedar Falls--Physiological aspects; Exercise for children--Physiological aspects; Iowa--Cedar Falls; Academic theses;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between the time spent in physical activity in the physical education classroom and the scores on the Fitness gram battery tests of the mile walk/run, sit-ups, flexed arm hang, trunk lift, and the sit and reach in elementary and secondary students. Two sub-problems were also investigated: (1) were there differences in the total amount of time spent in physical activity between elementary students and secondary students; and (2) were there differences in the percent of total class time spent in physical activity between elementary students and secondary students? The sample consisted of 63 fourth, fifth, and tenth grade students enrolled at Malcolm Price Laboratory School in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The time spent in physical activity during the physical education class was measured in seconds by the Walk for Life LS2505 pedometer for 20 consecutive days. The five Fitnessgram battery tests were administered to all subjects and recorded by the respective physical education teacher at the end of activity time data collection. The average activity time spent during physical education class and the respective five Fitnessgram scores were analyzed using a Pearson product-moment correlation statistical test to determine the relationship between total time spent in physical activity and the five Fitnessgram scores. No significant relationships were found at the elementary level. Two statistically significant relationships were found at the secondary level between time spent in physical activity and the mile walk/run (r = -0.503) and the flexed arm hang (r = 0.427). An Independent Samples T-Test was performed to determine if there was a difference between elementary and secondary students in total physical activity time in seconds and the percent of physical activity time spent during physical education class. The results of the test demonstrated a statistically significant difference (p = 0.000) between elementary minutes and secondary minutes in the total time spent in physical activity during the physical education class (t = -12.52) and the percent of total time spent in physical activity during the physical education class (t = - 11.42).
Year of Submission
2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Ripley Marston
Second Advisor
Carol Phillips
Third Advisor
Nancy Hamilton
Date Original
2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (88 leaves)
Copyright
©2005 Shelley McCumber
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
McCumber, Shelley, "The Relationship Between Time Spent in Physical Activity During Daily Physical Education and Selected Physical Fitness Components Among Elementary and Secondary Students" (2005). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1776.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1776
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