Health-related fitness knowledge growth in middle school years: Individual- and school-level correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) has been an essential concept for many health and physical education programs. There has been limited understanding and longitudinal investigation on HRFK growth. This longitudinal study examined HRFK growth and its individual- and school-level correlates in middle school years under 1 curriculum condition: Five for Life.

Methods

Participants were 12,044 students from 47 middle schools. Data were collected at both individual/participant and school/institution levels. Individual-level variables included gender, grade, and HRFK test scores. School-level variables included percentage of students receiving free and reduced meals (FARM), student-to-faculty ratio for physical education, and school academic performance (SAP). We us

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7749269 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature