RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN

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作者：

Du Toit, Dorita ^{[1
]}

Pienaar, Anita E. ^{[2
]}

Truter, Leani ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] North West Univ, Fac Educ, ZA-2530 Potchefstroom, South Africa

[2] North West Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, ZA-2530 Potchefstroom, South Africa

来源：

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN SPORT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION | 2011年 / 33卷 / 03期

关键词：

Physical fitness; Academic achievement; Children; Obesity; ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL; CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; ACHIEVEMENT; EXERCISE; OBESITY; EDUCATION;

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中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement in an urban South African group of primary school children. A one-way cross-sectional design was used to assess physical fitness of children 9 to 12 years (N=212) by means of the Fitnessgram, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II, percentage body fat and Body Mass Index (BMI). Average end-of-the-year academic marks served as measurement of academic achievement. Relationships between the variables were determined by Spearman correlation coefficients and effect sizes, and a stepwise discriminant analysis. The results show a significant correlation between total strength scores and academic performance in the total group and between several fitness variables and academic performance in the female group. Significant correlations were found between specific strength tests and academic performance among older boys (12 years) and older girls (11 & 12 years). Several fitness parameters discriminated between high and low academic achievers. A positive relationship between physical fitness components and academic achievement was found with more significant correlations among girls than boys, as well as among older boys and girls.

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