Students' Attitudes towards and Experiences of the Youth-Fit Health-Related Fitness Test Battery

Autor/inn/en	O'Keeffe, Brendan T.; MacDonncha, Ciaran; Donnelly, Alan E.
Titel	Students' Attitudes towards and Experiences of the Youth-Fit Health-Related Fitness Test Battery
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 27 (2021) 1, S.41-56 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (O'Keeffe, Brendan T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X20917416
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Secondary School Students; Adolescents; Health Related Fitness; Tests; Physical Education; Body Composition; Physical Activities; Positive Attitudes; Gender Differences; Single Sex Schools; Disadvantaged Schools; Student Centered Learning; Facilitators (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Testing; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Studienerfahrung; Sekundarschüler; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gesundheitssport; Gesundheitstraining; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Ausland; Testdurchführung; Testen; Irland
Abstract	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 = [less than or equal to] 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 x 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01