ERIC Number: EJ1273404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 9
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Relationship between Urban Middle School Physical Education Teachers' Attitudes toward Fitness Testing and Student Performance on Fitness Tests
Fredrick, Ray N., III.; Silverman, Stephen
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, v24 n4 p273-281 2020
A good fitness testing program can promote physical activity and fitness. There is no published research, however, that has examined the relationships between teachers' attitudes and students' performance on fitness tests. This study investigated the attitudes of urban middle school physical education teachers (N = 74) toward physical fitness tests and their relationship with student performance on fitness tests. Teachers completed the Physical Education Teacher Attitudes toward Fitness Tests instrument. Student FITNESSGRAM scores were obtained for each teacher. Teachers' overall attitudes toward fitness testing were positive, suggesting that teachers enjoy implementing fitness tests and using fitness tests results. The affective subdomain of teachers' attitude on the enjoyment of using fitness tests results was found to have a positive relationship with the percentage of students in the HFZ for the push-up test. Additional positive relationships between teachers' attitudes and student performance were also found for girls, but not for boys. The findings suggest that teachers' affective attitude may have a relationship with students' performance on fitness tests.
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Urban Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Physical Fitness, Tests, Middle School Students, Scores, Gender Differences, Performance, Teacher Influence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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